Etymology of the French word bookmaker
the French word
bookmakerderived from the English word
bookmakerderived from the English word
bookderived from the English word
bokderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhago-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bokizderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of bookmaker in French dates from the 19th century.