Where does “lurcher” come from?
lurcher (Finnish) comes from English lurcher, from Latin lurcō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
lurcher (Finnish): lurcher dog
Definitions
- lurcher dog
Ancestry of “lurcher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lurcher | One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in... |
| 2 | Latin | lurcō | to eat greedily, to guzzle |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |