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Where does “exciter” come from?

Exciter comes from English excite, from Chinese 兒, from Old French -er, from Latin -are, from Latin -arius, combining Latin ex- meaning "out" with Latin ex.

exciter (English): A person who excites; The electronic oscillator...

Definitions

  1. A person who excites; The electronic oscillator...

Ancestry of “exciter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexciteTo stir the emotions of; To arouse or bring out ;...
2Middle Englishexciten—
3Old Frenchexciter—
4Latinexcitō—
5LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
6Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
7LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
8LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9Latincommūnicō—
10Latincommūnis—
11Old Latincom(m)oinis—
12Proto-Italickommoinis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
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