myEtymology.com: English etymology of pusher

Etymology of the English word pusher

the English word pusher

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word push

derived from the Old French word pousser

derived from the Latin word pulsare (beat; pulsate)

derived from the Latin word pulsum

derived from the Latin word pellere (beat; drive out; push)

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