Where does “deductor” come from?
deductor (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
deductor (English): One who deducts tax; The pilot whale or blackfish
Definitions
- One who deducts tax; The pilot whale or blackfish
Ancestry of “deductor”, step by step
deductor traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via English deduct
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deduct | To take one thing from another; remove from; make... |
| 2 | Latin | deductus | led or escorted away; attenuated, slender, fine |
| 3 | Latin | dēdūcō | to lead or bring out or away, divert; escort, accompany, conduct (out of one's house as a mark of respect or for protection) |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |