Where does “surveyour” come from?

surveyour (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman surveour, from Old French sorveor.

surveyour (Middle English): An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor

Definitions

  1. An overseer, superintendent, or supervisor

Ancestry of “surveyour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansurveourinspector; overseer
2Old Frenchsorveor—

Words derived from “surveyour”

Every word from Old French sorveor →Every word from Anglo-Norman surveour →