myEtymology.com: English etymology of auctioneer

Etymology of the English word auctioneer

the English word auctioneer

derived from the English word auction

derived from the Latin word auctio (auction; public sale; property put up for sale at auction)

derived from the Latin word auctus (enlarged, large, abundant; growth, increase, enlargement)

derived from the Latin word augere (increase, enlarge, augment)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *aug-

using the English suffix -eer

derived from the French suffix -ier

derived from the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)