Where does “-ator” come from?
-ator (Dutch) comes from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
-ator (Dutch): used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that...
Definitions
- used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that...
Ancestry of “-ator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 2 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
Words derived from “-ator”