Etymology

researcher

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Today it means: One who researches. Full definition →

English research ← French rechercher ← Old French recerchier
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  5. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  6. Latincircus
  7. Late Latincircō
  8. Old Frenchcerchier
  9. Old Frenchrecerchier
  10. Frenchrechercher
  11. Englishresearch
  12. English todayresearcher

From research + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.