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Where does “janitoriat” come from?

janitoriat (English) comes from English janitor, from Latin ianitor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

janitoriat (English): The people whose function is to protect leaders...

Definitions

  1. The people whose function is to protect leaders...

Ancestry of “janitoriat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjanitorSomeone who looks after the maintenance and...
2Latinianitordoorkeeper, doorman, porter; pylorus
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōr—
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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