myEtymology.com: English etymology of copyholder

Etymology of the English word copyholder

the English word copyholder

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word copyhold

derived from the English word copy

derived from the Old French word copie

derived from the Medieval Latin word copia (copy; number, amount, quantity; plenty, abundance, supply)

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

derived from the French word copy

derived from the Medieval Latin word copia (copy; number, amount, quantity; plenty, abundance, supply)

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

derived from the English word hold

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaldanan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khulaz