English
afflicter
From afflict + -er.
Formed from afflict + -er
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- ‘to strike’
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Latin afflīgō ‘strike, beat’
Latin flīctus
Latin afflīctō ‘to damage, harass, torment’
Middle English afflicten
English afflict
Today it means
noun Someone who afflicts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / afflicter