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Where does “evaluator” come from?

Evaluator comes from English evaluate, from French évaluer, from Medieval Latin evaluāre, meaning to determine the value of something.

evaluator (English): Agent noun of evaluate; one who evaluates

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of evaluate; one who evaluates

Ancestry of “evaluator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevaluateTo draw conclusions from examining; to assess; To...
2EnglishevaluationAn assessment, such as an annual personnel...
3Frenchévaluationassessment
4French-ation-ation
5Middle French-ation-ation
6Old French-ation-ation
7Latin-ātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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