Where does “swordfighter” come from?
swordfighter (English) comes from English fighter, from Middle English fightere, from Old English feohtere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
swordfighter (English): One who fights with a sword
Definitions
- One who fights with a sword
Ancestry of “swordfighter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | fighter | A person who fights; a combatant; A warrior;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fightere | — |
| 3 | Old English | feohtere | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |