Where does “custodian” come from?
Custodian comes from Latin custodianus, meaning a guardian or keeper.
custodian (English): A person entrusted with the custody or care of...
Definitions
- A person entrusted with the custody or care of...
Ancestry of “custodian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | custōdiānātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | custōdia | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “custodian”