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Where does “irrigator” come from?

irrigator (English) comes from English irrigate, from Latin irrigatus, from Latin irrigō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

irrigator (English): One who, or that which, irrigates; A device for...

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, irrigates; A device for...

Ancestry of “irrigator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishirrigateTo supply with water, by building ditches,...
2Latinirrigatuswatered, irrigated; flooded, inundated;...
3Latinirrigō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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