Where does “janitorially” come from?
janitorially (English) comes from English janitorial, from English janitor, from Latin ianitor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
janitorially (English): In a janitorial manner or capacity; in the...
Definitions
- In a janitorial manner or capacity; in the...
Ancestry of “janitorially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | janitorial | Of or pertaining to a janitor |
| 2 | English | janitor | Someone who looks after the maintenance and... |
| 3 | Latin | ianitor | doorkeeper, doorman, porter; pylorus |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |