Where does “deteriorator” come from?
deteriorator (English) comes from English deteriorate, from Latin dēteriorātus, from Latin dēteriorō, from Latin deterior, from Latin dēter, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
deteriorator (English): One who, or that which, deteriorates
Definitions
- One who, or that which, deteriorates
Ancestry of “deteriorator”, step by step
deteriorator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deteriorate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deteriorate | To make worse; to make inferior in quality or... |
| 2 | Latin | dēteriorātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēteriorō | to worsen, deteriorate |
| 4 | Latin | deterior | worse |
| 5 | Latin | dēter | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 | — |