Where does “wireworker” come from?

wireworker (English) comes from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη.

wireworker (English): One who manufactures articles from wire

Definitions

One who manufactures articles from wire

Ancestry of “wireworker”, step by step

wireworker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wire

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	wire	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
2	Middle English	wir	—
3	Old English	wīr	wire, metal thread, wire-ornament
4	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
5	Old French	myrte	—
6	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
7	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
8	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
9	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

via English worker

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	worker	A person who performs labor for a living,...
2	Middle English	werkere	—

Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρτος →