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Where does “zero fighter” come from?

zero fighter (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.

zero fighter (English): A person who is unable to perform a single...

Definitions

  1. A person who is unable to perform a single...

Ancestry of “zero fighter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfighterA person who fights; a combatant; A warrior;...
2Middle Englishfightere—
3Old Englishfeohtere—
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-ārius—
8Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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