Where does “agglutinator” come from?
agglutinator (English) comes from English agglutinate, from Latin agglutinatus, from Latin agglutino, from Latin glutino, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y- — to bend, arch.
agglutinator (English): That which agglutinates
Definitions
- That which agglutinates
Ancestry of “agglutinator”, step by step
agglutinator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English agglutinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agglutinate | United with glue or as with glue; cemented... |
| 2 | Latin | agglutinatus | glued, pasted, fastened |
| 3 | Latin | agglutino | I glue, paste, solder or cement to something; fit... |
| 4 | Latin | glutino | I glue |
| 5 | Latin | glūten | glue |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gloiten | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glóh₁ytn̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
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 | — |