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

  1. singer-songwriter

Ancestry of “싱어송라이터”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsinger-songwriterA musician who both sings and composes,...
2EnglishSingerA sewing machine of the Singer brand; A former...
3Middle EnglishsyngerA singer; A musician; A reciter of chants
4Middle English-ereer
5Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
6Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
7Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
8Latin-āriuser
9Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Middle English -ere
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