Where does “arbitrate” come from?
Arbitrate comes from Latin arbitratus, the past participle of arbitrari, meaning to judge or decide, derived from arbiter, one who goes to or witnesses something.
arbitrate (English): To make a judgment as an arbitrator or arbiter;...
Definitions
- To make a judgment as an arbitrator or arbiter;...
Ancestry of “arbitrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arbitratus | judged; witnessed, observed; arbitration |
| 2 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |