Where does “interceptor” come from?
Interceptor derives from English intercept, from Latin interceptum, the past participle of intercipio meaning "to seize between," from capio meaning "to take," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-.
interceptor (English): Anything that intercepts something else; A fast,...
Definitions
- Anything that intercepts something else; A fast,...
Ancestry of “interceptor”, step by step
interceptor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intercept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intercept | To stop, deflect or divert; To gain possession of... |
| 2 | Latin | interceptum | nominative neuter singular of interceptus;... |
| 3 | Latin | intercipio | I intercept; I interrupt, cut off; I rob, steal |
| 4 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 6 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |