Where does “agrimensor” come from?

agrimensor (English) comes from Latin agrimensor, from Latin mensor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

agrimensor (English): A land surveyor in Ancient Rome

Definitions

  1. A land surveyor in Ancient Rome

Ancestry of “agrimensor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagrimensora land surveyor
2Latinmensormeasurer; measurer of grain; land surveyor,...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tōr →