Where does “preparator” come from?
preparator (English) comes from Romanian prepara, from French préparer, from Middle French preparer, from Latin praeparāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
preparator (English): A person who prepares specimens or exhibits
Definitions
- A person who prepares specimens or exhibits
Ancestry of “preparator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prepara | to prepare; to cook |
| 2 | French | préparer | to prepare; to prepare for |
| 3 | Middle French | preparer | to prepare |
| 4 | Latin | praeparāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 7 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 10 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |