Where does “setter” come from?

setter (Italian) comes from English setter, from Middle English settere.

setter (Italian): setter (dog)

Definitions

  1. setter (dog)

Ancestry of “setter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetterOne who sets something, especially a typesetter;...
2Middle Englishsettere—
Every word from Middle English settere →Every word from English setter →