Where does “arbiter” come from?

Arbiter comes from Old French arbitre, from Latin arbiter, meaning a person chosen to decide a dispute.

arbiter (English): A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to...

Definitions

  1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to...

Ancestry of “arbiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharbitre
2Latinarbiterwitness, spectator, onlooker; arbitrator,...

Words derived from “arbiter

Every word from Latin arbiter