Where does “катер-тральщик” come from?
катер-тральщик (Russian) comes from Russian ка́тер, from English cutter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
катер-тральщик (Russian): minesweeper
Definitions
- minesweeper
Ancestry of “катер-тральщик”, step by step
катер-тральщик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ка́тер
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ка́тер | motorboat, boat with an inboard engine |
| 2 | English | cutter | A person or device that cuts; A single-masted,... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Russian тра́льщик
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тра́льщик | trawler |
| 2 | Russian | -щик | Suffix added to nouns, verbs and sometimes... |
| 3 | Russian | -и́к | er, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist |
| 4 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |