Where does “싱어송라이터” come from?
싱어송라이터 (Korean) 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 — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
싱어송라이터 (Korean): singer-songwriter
Definitions
- singer-songwriter
Ancestry of “싱어송라이터”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | er |
| 5 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |