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Etymology of the English word screwdriver

the English word screwdriver
derived from the English word screw
derived from the Old French word escroe
derived from the Medieval Latin word scrofa (sow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker-
derived from the English word driver
derived from the English word drive
derived from the English word driven
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhreibh-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *dribanan
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

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Word found in Modern English



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