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Where does “writere” come from?

writere (Middle English) comes from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

writere (Middle English): Alternative form of writer

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of writer

Ancestry of “writere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
2Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
3Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “writere”

  • writer
  • typewriter
  • songwriter
  • screenwriter
  • typewriting
  • speechwriter
  • sportswriter
  • copywriter
  • writerly
  • scriptwriter
  • ghostwriter
  • cowriter
  • typewrite
  • teletypewriter
  • newswriter
  • playwriter
  • writership
  • skywriter
  • hymnwriter
  • signwriter
  • typewritist
  • nonwriter
  • coscreenwriter
  • checkwriter
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