Etymology of the English word matchmaker
the English word
matchmakerderived from the English word
matchderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mag- (kneading)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*gamakonderived from the English word
matchderived from the Old French word
meichederived from the Latin word
myxa (tree ; sebesten, it's plum-like fruit)
derived from the Greek word
muxa, μύξα (mucus)
derived from the English word
makerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
makederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mag- (kneading)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
