Where does “intimidator” come from?

intimidator (English) comes from English intimidate, from Latin intimidatus, from Latin intimidō, from Latin timidus, from Latin timeō, from Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος, from Ancient Greek τῑμάω — to pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere.

intimidator (English): One who intimidates

Definitions

  1. One who intimidates

Ancestry of “intimidator”, step by step

intimidator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English intimidate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintimidateTo make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or...
2Latinintimidatus
3Latinintimidōto intimidate, render timid, terrify
4Latintimidusfearful, afraid, apprehensive, timid; cowardly
5Latintimeōto fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of
6LatinTīmaeus
7Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος
8Ancient Greekτῑμάωto pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere

via English ‐or

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English‐orCreates 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
2Middle English-our
3Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
4Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Ancient Greek τῑμάωEvery word from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιοςEvery word from Latin Tīmaeus
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