Where does “abrogator” come from?
abrogator (English) comes from English abrogate, from Middle English abrogat, from Latin abrogatus, from Latin abrogo, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abrogator (English): Agent noun of abrogate; one who abrogates
Definitions
- Agent noun of abrogate; one who abrogates
Ancestry of “abrogator”, step by step
abrogator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abrogate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abrogate | To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by... |
| 2 | Middle English | abrogat | abolished |
| 3 | Latin | abrogatus | abrogated, annulled, recalled, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | abrogo | to abolish, abrogate, annul all parts; recall |
| 5 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 6 | Latin | āb | from, away from, out of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
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 | — |