Where does “ablator” come from?
ablator (English) comes from English ablate, from Middle English ablat, from Latin ablātus, from Latin auferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
ablator (English): A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away,...
Definitions
- A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away,...
Ancestry of “ablator”, step by step
ablator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ablate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ablate | To remove or decrease something by cutting,... |
| 2 | Middle English | ablat | taken away |
| 3 | Latin | ablātus | taken away, carried off, stolen, withdrawn, removed; having been taken away, having been carried off, having been stolen, having been withdrawn, having been removed |
| 4 | Latin | auferō | to take away, take off, bear away, bear off, carry off, remove, withdraw |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 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 | — |