Where does “eigenprojector” come from?

eigenprojector (English) comes from English projector, from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

eigenprojector (English): An operator that forms an eigenprojection

Definitions

  1. An operator that forms an eigenprojection

Ancestry of “eigenprojector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprojectorSomeone who devises or suggests a project; a...
2English‐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
3Middle English-our
4Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
5Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Middle English -our