Where does “adulatress” come from?
adulatress (English) comes from English adulator, from Latin adūlātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
adulatress (English): A female adulator
Definitions
- A female adulator
Ancestry of “adulatress”, step by step
adulatress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English adulator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adulator | One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery;... |
| 2 | Latin | adūlātor | a low cringing flatterer; a sycophant |
| 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 | — |