Where does “usoroveya” come from?

usoroveya (Swahili) comes from Swahili soroveya, from English surveyor, from Middle English surveyour, from Anglo-Norman surveour, from Old French sorveor.

usoroveya (Swahili): survey

Definitions

  1. survey

Ancestry of “usoroveya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilisoroveyasurveyor
2EnglishsurveyorA person occupied with surveying -- the process...
3Middle EnglishsurveyourAn overseer, superintendent, or supervisor
4Anglo-Normansurveourinspector; overseer
5Old Frenchsorveor—
Every word from Old French sorveor →Every word from Anglo-Norman surveour →Every word from Middle English surveyour →