Where does “stalker” come from?

stalker (Polish) comes from English stalker, from Middle English stalkere, from Irish -aire, from Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

stalker (Polish): stalker

Definitions

stalker

Ancestry of “stalker”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	stalker	A person who engages in stalking, i.e. quietly...
2	Middle English	stalkere	—
3	Irish	-aire	-er, -or
4	Old Irish	-aire	Agentive affix, similar to English -er, -or
5	Old French	-aire	—
6	Latin	-ārius	er
7	Proto-Italic	*-āzios	Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

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