Where does “backer” come from?

backer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bakar, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Ancestry of “backer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbakar—
2Proto-GermanicbakārijazOne who creates baked goods; baker
3Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “backer”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz →