Where does “deleter” come from?
deleter (English) comes from English delete, from Latin dēlētus, from Latin dēleō, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
deleter (English): One who, or that which, deletes
Definitions
- One who, or that which, deletes
Ancestry of “deleter”, step by step
deleter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delete | To remove, get rid of or erase, especially... |
| 2 | Latin | dēlētus | destroyed |
| 3 | Latin | dēleō | to destroy, raze, annihilate |
| 4 | Latin | oleō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | oleō | to stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oléye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via French délétère
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | délétère | hazardous to health and life; pernicious, nocive,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήριος | harmful, damaging, destructive; mischievous |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήρ | destroyer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |