Where does “undertreasurer” come from?
undertreasurer (English) comes from English treasurer, from Middle English tresorer, from Old French tresorer, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
undertreasurer (English): An assistant treasurer
Definitions
- An assistant treasurer
Ancestry of “undertreasurer”, step by step
undertreasurer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English treasurer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treasurer | The government official in charge of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | tresorer | A treasurer official entrusted with an organisation or government's revenue |
| 3 | Old French | tresorer | treasurer |
| 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 |