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Where does “explorator” come from?

explorator (English) comes from Middle English exploratour, from French explorateur, from Latin explorator, from Latin explōrāre, from Latin plōrāre, from Latin plōrō.

explorator (English): One who explores; one who examines closely; a...

Definitions

  1. One who explores; one who examines closely; a...

Ancestry of “explorator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishexploratour—
2Frenchexplorateurexplorer
3Latinexploratora scout; a spy
4Latinexplōrāre—
5Latinplōrāre—
6Latinplōrō—

Words derived from “explorator”

  • exploratress
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