Etymology

mailer

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Today it means: One who sends mail. Full definition →

English mail ← Middle English male ← Old French male
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mailer · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*molko-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*malhō
  3. Frankish*malha
  4. Medieval Latinmala
  5. Anglo-Normanmale
  6. Old Frenchmale
  7. Middle Englishmale
  8. Englishmail
  9. English todaymailer

From mail + -er.

Mailer · proper noun2

  1. Old French · derived fromesmal
  2. English todayMailer

* As an English surname for an enameler, via Middle English from Old French esmal. Compare Ambler. * As a Welsh surname, variant of Meylor, from the personal name Meilyr, of Brythonic origin, corresponding to mael (“prince”) + rhi (“king”).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchesmal all →

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