Where does “jurer” come from?
jurer (Middle English) comes from Middle English jurour, from Anglo-Norman jurour, from Latin iurator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
jurer (Middle English): Alternative form of jurour
Definitions
- Alternative form of jurour
Ancestry of “jurer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | jurour | juror; member of a jury; A person eligible to... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | jurour | — |
| 3 | Latin | iurator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |