Where does “quantizer” come from?
Quantizer derives from English quantize, formed with the suffix -er, ultimately from Latin -ārius through Old French -er, itself descended from Latin -āre, the infinitive marker rooted in Proto-Italic -os.
quantizer (English): An electronic device that samples a varying...
Definitions
- An electronic device that samples a varying...
Ancestry of “quantizer”, step by step
quantizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |
via English quantize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quantize | To limit the number of possible values of a... |