Where does “webspinner” come from?
webspinner (English) comes from English spinner, from Middle English spynnere, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
webspinner (English): Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the...
Definitions
- Any of the tropical or subtropical insects of the...
Ancestry of “webspinner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spinner | Agent noun of spin; someone or something who... |
| 2 | Middle English | spynnere | — |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |