myEtymology.com: English etymology of officeholder

Etymology of the English word officeholder

the English word officeholder

derived from the English word office

derived from the Old French word office

derived from the Latin word officium (duty, obligation; kindness)

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

derived from the English word holder

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word hold

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaldanan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khulaz