Where does “thruster” come from?
Thruster comes from English thrust plus the agent suffix -er, derived from Old French -er, from Latin -āre (infinitive ending), from Latin -ārius (agent noun suffix), from Latin -us (nominative singular ending), from Proto-Italic -os.
thruster (English): One who thrusts, who pushes or stabs; A device...
Definitions
- One who thrusts, who pushes or stabs; A device...
Ancestry of “thruster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thrust | An attack made by moving the sword parallel to... |
| 2 | Middle English | þristen | to thrust |
| 3 | Old Norse | þrysta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrustijaną | to thrust |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |