Where does “auscultatory” come from?
auscultatory (English) comes from Latin auscultātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
auscultatory (English): Of or pertaining to auscultation
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to auscultation
Ancestry of “auscultatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | auscultātor | listener |
| 2 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |