myEtymology.com: English etymology of coworker

Etymology of the English word coworker

the English word coworker

using the English prefix co-

derived from the Latin prefix co-

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the English word worker

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word work

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *werkan