Where does “Cantorian” come from?
Cantorian (English) comes from English Cantor, from Latin cantor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
Cantorian (English): Of or pertaining to Georg Cantor (1845-1918), German mathematician and creator of set theory
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Georg Cantor (1845-1918), German mathematician and creator of set theory
Ancestry of “Cantorian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cantor | singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony |
| 2 | Latin | cantor | singer; player; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |