Where does “ameliorator” come from?
ameliorator (English) comes from English ameliorate, from English meliorate, from Latin melioratus, from Latin meliōrō, from Latin melĭor, from Proto-Italic meljōs, from Proto-Indo-European mélyōs, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
ameliorator (English): A person who, or thing which, ameliorates
Definitions
- A person who, or thing which, ameliorates
Ancestry of “ameliorator”, step by step
ameliorator traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ameliorate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ameliorate | To make better, or improve, something perceived... |
| 2 | English | meliorate | To make better; to improve; to solve a problem;... |
| 3 | Latin | melioratus | |
| 4 | Latin | meliōrō | to make better, better, improve |
| 5 | Latin | melĭor | better |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | meljōs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mélyōs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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 | — |
via Romanian ameliora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ameliora | to improve |