Where does “barristor” come from?
barristor (English) comes from English transistor, from English resistor, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
barristor (English): A form of solid-state triode that features a...
Definitions
- A form of solid-state triode that features a...
Ancestry of “barristor”, step by step
barristor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transistor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transistor | A solid-state semiconductor device, with three... |
| 2 | English | resistor | One who resists, especially a person who fights... |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 5 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 6 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English barrier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrier | A structure that bars passage; An obstacle or... |
| 2 | Middle English | barryer | — |
| 3 | Old French | barriere | — |
| 4 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 6 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |