Where does “coprnica” come from?
coprnica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Zauberin, from German Zauberer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
coprnica (Serbo-Croatian): witch, sorceress, wizard
Definitions
- witch, sorceress, wizard
Ancestry of “coprnica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zauberin | sorceress, magician, enchantress |
| 2 | German | Zauberer | magician, wizard, warlock, sorcerer |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |