Where does “disintegrator” come from?

disintegrator (English) comes from English disintegrate, from English dis-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

disintegrator (English): One who, or that which, disintegrates

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, disintegrates

Ancestry of “disintegrator”, step by step

disintegrator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English disintegrate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisintegrateTo undo the integrity of, break into parts; To...
2Englishdis-reversal or removal; apart; Used as an...
3Middle Englishdis-dis-, de
4Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ‐or

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐orCreates 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
2Middle English-our
3Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
4Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx