Etymology of the English word leader
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
bandleader,
leadership,
ringleader,
cheerleaderDerivations in other languages
Romanian
lider, Spanish
líderCognates
Spanish
líderUsage
Word found in Modern English
