Where does “commentator” come from?
Commentator comes from Latin commentātor, derived from Latin commentum plus the agent suffix -ātor, ultimately from Latin cum meaning "with."
commentator (English): A person who comments; especially someone who is...
Definitions
- A person who comments; especially someone who is...
Ancestry of “commentator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comment | A spoken or written remark; A remark embedded in... |
| 2 | Middle English | coment | — |
| 3 | Old French | coment | commentary |
| 4 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |