Where does “eliminatory” come from?
eliminatory (English) comes from English eliminate, from Latin eliminatus, from Latin elimino, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
eliminatory (English): Tending to eliminate; Of or relating to the...
Definitions
- Tending to eliminate; Of or relating to the...
Ancestry of “eliminatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eliminate | To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to;... |
| 2 | Latin | eliminatus | |
| 3 | Latin | elimino | I carry out of doors; I eliminate; I blab |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |