Where does “theatergoer” come from?
theatergoer (English) comes from English goer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
theatergoer (English): One who attends a performance at a theater, who...
Definitions
- One who attends a performance at a theater, who...
Ancestry of “theatergoer”, step by step
theatergoer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English goer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | goer | One who, or that which, goes; Anything,... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English theater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theater | A place or building, consisting of a stage and... |
| 2 | Middle English | theater | A theatre open to the sky; an amphitheatre; Any... |
| 3 | Old French | teatre | theater |
| 4 | Latin | theātrum | A theatre or theater, playhouse; stage |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |