Where does “warfighter” come from?
warfighter (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 — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
warfighter (English): A soldier
Definitions
- A soldier
Ancestry of “warfighter”, step by step
warfighter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fighter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fighter | A person who fights; a combatant; A warrior;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fightere | A soldier or combatant; a person in combat |
| 3 | Old English | feohtere | fighter, warrior |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English War
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | War | Preceded by [[the#Article |
| 2 | Middle English | werre | War in general; the practice of fighting between... |
| 3 | Old Norse | verri | comparative degree of illr, worse; worse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirsizô | comparative degree of *ubilaz; worse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |