Where does “applotter” come from?
applotter (English) comes from English applot, from English AD, from English advantage, from Middle English avantage, from Old French avantage, from Old French avant, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
applotter (English): One who applots
Ancestry of “applotter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | applot | To divide into plots or parts; to apportion |
| 2 | English | AD | Initialism of anno Domini ; in the year of our... |
| 3 | English | advantage | Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or... |
| 4 | Middle English | avantage | — |
| 5 | Old French | avantage | advantage; profit; gain |
| 6 | Old French | avant | beforehand; earlier |
| 7 | Latin | ab ante | — |
| 8 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |