Where does “manipulator” come from?
Manipulator comes from English manipulate, from Latin manipulāre meaning "to handle or work with the hands," derived from Latin maniplus meaning "a handful or bundle."
manipulator (English): Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates; A...
Definitions
- Agent noun of manipulate; one who manipulates; A...
Ancestry of “manipulator”, step by step
manipulator traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English manipulate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manipulate | To move, arrange or operate something using the... |
| 2 | English | manipulation | The practice of manipulating or the state of... |
| 3 | French | manipulation | manipulation |
| 4 | French | -tion | Used to indicate action, condition, result or... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 French manipulateur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | manipulateur | technician, operator |
| 2 | French | -ateur | -ator |