Where does “mutilator” come from?
mutilator (English) comes from English mutilate, from Latin mutilatus, from Latin mutilō, from Latin multo, from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mutilator (English): Agent noun of mutilate; one who mutilates
Definitions
- Agent noun of mutilate; one who mutilates
Ancestry of “mutilator”, step by step
mutilator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mutilate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mutilate | To physically harm as to impair use, notably by... |
| 2 | Latin | mutilatus | mutilated |
| 3 | Latin | mutilō | to cut off, crop |
| 4 | Latin | multo | I punish; I sentence; I fine; by much, by far; a... |
| 5 | Latin | multus | much; many |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | moltos | much, many |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥tós | crumbled, crumpled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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 | — |