Etymology of the English word sucker
the English word
suckerderived from the English word
suckderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*seuÉ™-using the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Derivations in English
carpsucker,
cocksucker,
honeysucker,
mudsucker,
sharksucker,
whalesucker,
windsucker,
chubsucker,
sapsucker,
stumpsucker,
suckerfish,
bloodsucker,
suckered,
suckeringUsage
Word found in Modern English
