Where does “シンガーソングライター” come from?
シンガーソングライター (Japanese) comes from English singer-songwriter, from English Singer, from Middle English synger, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius.
シンガーソングライター (Japanese): singer-songwriter
Ancestry of “シンガーソングライター”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | singer-songwriter | A musician who both sings and composes,... |
| 2 | English | Singer | A sewing machine of the Singer brand; A former... |
| 3 | Middle English | synger | A singer; A musician; A reciter of chants |
| 4 | Middle English | -ere | — |
| 5 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |