Where does “interpellator” come from?
interpellator (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
interpellator (English): One who interpellates
Definitions
- One who interpellates
Ancestry of “interpellator”, step by step
interpellator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via English interpellate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interpellate | To interrupt so as to inform or question; To... |
| 2 | Latin | interpellatus | interjected |
| 3 | Latin | interpello | I interrupt by speaking, disrupt, disturb,... |
| 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;... |