Where does “isolator” come from?
isolator (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.
isolator (English): An electrical device that detects short circuits...
Definitions
- An electrical device that detects short circuits...
Ancestry of “isolator”, step by step
isolator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English isolate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isolate | To set apart or cut off from others; To place in... |
| 2 | French | isolé | isolated; past participle of isoler; An... |
| 3 | Italian | isolato | isolated, secluded, cut off; remote, lonely;... |
| 4 | Latin | insulatus | made into an island |
| 5 | Latin | insulare | present active infinitive of īnsulō;... |
| 6 | Latin | Īnsula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | enselā | — |