comforter

comforter · noun¹

1. Old French · derived fromconforter
2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromconfortour
3. Middle English · inherited fromcomfortour
4. English todaycomforter

From Middle English comfortour et al, from Anglo-Norman confortour, from Old French conforter. See comfort.

Comforter · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαράκλητος“comforter”
2. English todayComforter

A translation of the Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos, “comforter”), used in several verses of the New Testament.

Words from the same roots