Where does “tier” come from?
Tier derives from English tie plus the Old French suffix -er, itself from Latin -are, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os via Latin -arius and -us.
tier (English): One who ties; Something that ties; A child's...
Definitions
- One who ties; Something that ties; A child's...
Ancestry of “tier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | tier | — |
| 2 | Old French | tire | rank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth... |
| 3 | Latin | tyrius | Tyrian, of Tyre |
| 4 | Latin | Tyrus | Tyre |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “tier”