Where does “administrator” come from?
Administrator comes from Latin administrātor, derived from the Latin verb administrō, combining the prefix ad- with a root from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to project or threaten.
administrator (English): One who administers affairs; one who directs,...
Definitions
- One who administers affairs; one who directs,...
Ancestry of “administrator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | administrātor | manager, conductor, administrator |
| 2 | Latin | administrō | to attend upon, assist, serve |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |