Where does “decorator” come from?
Decorator comes from English decorate, from Latin decoratus, the past participle of decorare meaning "to adorn," derived from Latin decus meaning "honor" or "beauty," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- meaning "to be fitting."
decorator (English): Someone who decorates; Painter and wallpaperer of...
Definitions
- Someone who decorates; Painter and wallpaperer of...
Ancestry of “decorator”, step by step
decorator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decorate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decorate | To furnish with decorations; To improve the... |
| 2 | Middle English | decorat | — |
| 3 | Latin | decorātus | decorate, adorned, embellished, graced, beautified |
| 4 | Latin | decoro | I decorate, adorn, embellish, grace, beautify; I... |
| 5 | Latin | decus | honor, distinction, glory; pride, dignity; grace,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dekos | dignity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱos | that which is proper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |