Where does “Hinterlader” come from?

Hinterlader (German) comes from German Lader, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Hinterlader (German): breechloader

Definitions

  1. breechloader

Ancestry of “Hinterlader”, step by step

Hinterlader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaderloader; blower
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via German hinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhinterbehind, after; after; beyond
2Middle High Germanhinder
3Old High Germanhinder
4Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er