Where does “elaborator” come from?
elaborator (English) comes from English elaborate, from Latin ēlabōrātus, from Latin ēlabōrō, from Latin labōrō, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
elaborator (English): One who, or that which, elaborates
Definitions
- One who, or that which, elaborates
Ancestry of “elaborator”, step by step
elaborator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elaborate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elaborate | Complex, detailed, or sophisticated; Intricate,... |
| 2 | Latin | ēlabōrātus | endeavored; elaborated |
| 3 | Latin | ēlabōrō | to take pains or endeavor |
| 4 | Latin | labōrō | to toil, labor, work |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
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 | — |