Where does “weaverfish” come from?
weaverfish (English) comes from English weeverfish, from English weever, from Middle English wever, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
weaverfish (English): A fish in family Trachinidae, with venomous...
Definitions
- A fish in family Trachinidae, with venomous...
Ancestry of “weaverfish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weeverfish | weever |
| 2 | English | weever | Any of the usually brown fish in family... |
| 3 | Middle English | wever | A weaver; a person who weaves as a job; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |