Where does “focusser” come from?

focusser (French) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

focusser (French): to focus

Definitions

  1. to focus

Ancestry of “focusser”, step by step

focusser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English focus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfocusA point at which reflected or refracted rays of...
2Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →