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Where does “exsanguinator” come from?

exsanguinator (English) comes from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

exsanguinator (English): A device or instrument, which allows the...

Definitions

  1. A device or instrument, which allows the...

Ancestry of “exsanguinator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐or—
2Middle English-our—
3Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
4Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōr—
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →