keeper etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English: keper, kepere
• Old English: cēpan, cēopan
• Proto-Germanic: *kaupōn
• Proto-Indo-European: *kaup- ("to guard, watch")

Meaning:

• A person whose job is to guard or take care of something (e.g., a park ranger, a zookeeper, a house keeper)
• A device or structure used to secure or hold something in place (e.g., a key keeper, a door keeper, a book keeper)
• A record or book containing information about something (e.g., a record keeper, a score keeper, a time keeper)
• A person who manages or looks after something (e.g., a museum keeper, a school keeper, a garden keeper)

Origin:

The word "keeper" is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaup-, meaning "to guard, watch". This root is also found in other English words such as "cheap" and "cope". The Middle English word "keper" was originally used to refer to a guardian or protector, but its meaning has since broadened to include the other senses listed above.

keeper relate terms

• keep

  Etymology Derived from the Middle English word kepen meaning to hold or guard Me

• bookkeeper

  Etymology The word bookkeeper is derived from two words Book A bound volume of writ

• book

  Etymology The word book originates from the Proto Germanic word bōk which means l

• keeper

  Etymology Middle English keper kepere Old English cēpan cēopan Proto Germanic k

• shopkeeper

  Etymology The word shopkeeper is derived from the Middle English word shoppekeper wh

• steward

  Etymology Middle English stuard steward Old English stigweard stiweard Proto German

• chancellor

  Etymology Old French chancelier Middle Latin cancellarius Late Latin cancellarius f

• scullery

  Etymology Old French escuelerie room where dishes were washed Late Latin scutella

• clerk

  Clerk Etymology Middle English clerk from Old French clerc cleric from Medieval La

• publican

  Etymology The term republican originates from the Latin word res publica which mean

• metronome

  Etymology The word metronome comes from the Greek words μέτρον metron measu

• nurse

  Etymology Middle English nurse Old English nurse Proto Germanic nurstiz Proto Indo E

• janitor

  Etymology The word janitor comes from the Latin word janitor which means gatekeeper

• conservator

  Etymology Latin conservator meaning preserver or keeper From the verb conservar