English
supporter
Supporter comes from Middle English supporter.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500supporter
- Englishearliest quotation 1780supporter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500supporter
- Englishearliest quotation 1780supporter
Earliest quotation: 1780, Joseph Edmondson, Marshalling: “[…] I am fully perſuaded that there cannot remain…”
Formed from support + -er
Latin portō ‘to carry’
Latin supportō ‘to carry’
Old French supporter
Middle English supporten
English support
Every English word from Middle English supporter
Today it means
noun A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English supporter / supporter