Where does “courrier” come from?
courrier (Spanish) comes from English courier, from Middle English corour, from Old French coreor, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
Ancestry of “courrier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | courier | a person who looks after and guides tourists; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | corour | — |
| 3 | Old French | coreor | runner |
| 4 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 5 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |