Where does “salutatoryan” come from?
salutatoryan (Cebuano) comes from English salutatorian, from English salutatory, from Latin salūtātōrius, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
salutatoryan (Cebuano): a salutatorian
Definitions
- a salutatorian
Ancestry of “salutatoryan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salutatorian | The person who graduates high school with the... |
| 2 | English | salutatory | Characteristic of or relating to a salutation or... |
| 3 | Latin | salūtātōrius | of or belonging to visiting or paying court |
| 4 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |