Where does “Revolverheldin” come from?
Revolverheldin (German) comes from German revolverheld, from German Revolver, from English revolver, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
Revolverheldin (German): female equivalent of Revolverheld
Definitions
- female equivalent of Revolverheld
Ancestry of “Revolverheldin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | revolverheld | gunslinger |
| 2 | German | Revolver | revolver |
| 3 | English | revolver | A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |