Etymology of the English word cheerleader
the English word
cheerleaderderived from the English word
cheerderived from the Old French word
chierederived from the Latin word
caraderived from the Greek word
kara, κάρα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-derived from the English word
leaderusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
leadderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leit-Derivations in English
cheerlead,
cheerleadingUsage
Word found in Modern English
