Etymograph

English

frontbencher

From front bench + -er.

Formed from front + bench + -er

Latin frōns ‘forehead’

Old French front ‘forehead’

Middle English front

English front

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to break’

Proto-Germanic *bankiz

Proto-West Germanic *banki

Old English benċ

Middle English bench

English bench

Today it means

noun A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / frontbencher