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i'm pretty sure, but cant prove that the etymology for sucker in the sense of a shoot on a fruit tree comes from -- the french name for pruning shears which has the etymology.... From French plural of sécateur, from Latin secāre (“to cut”)
- Since you have no proof, we can’t just add it. But it makes sense, so I recommend you post this at the Etymology Scriptorium, maybe someone can confirm this. — Ungoliant (Falai) 00:55, 3 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
- I can't find anything. Etymonline doesn't even list this sense, curiously. --Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 02:44, 3 August 2012 (UTC)Reply
I am wondering if the dutch word 'Zekers' might have something to do with the use of the word in "... a sucker born every minute." Gam3 (talk) 08:52, 12 April 2017 (UTC)Reply
- @Gam3: Definitely not. See Wikipedia. In this saying, "sucker" refers to the "gullible person" sense. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 01:02, 28 April 2017 (UTC)Reply