Where does “pretranslator” come from?
pretranslator (English) comes from English translator, from Middle English translatour, from Old French translator, from Latin trānslātor, from Latin trānslātus, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
pretranslator (English): A program or process that performs pretranslation
Definitions
- A program or process that performs pretranslation
Ancestry of “pretranslator”, step by step
pretranslator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English translator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translator | A person who translates text, film, or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | translatour | translator |
| 3 | Old French | translator | — |
| 4 | Latin | trānslātor | transferrer |
| 5 | Latin | trānslātus | transferred, having been transferred |
| 6 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |