Where does “recalibrator” come from?
recalibrator (English) comes from English recalibrate, from English calibrate, from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
recalibrator (English): One who or that which recalibrates
Definitions
- One who or that which recalibrates
Ancestry of “recalibrator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | recalibrate | To calibrate for a second or subsequent time |
| 2 | English | calibrate | To check or adjust by comparison with a standard;... |
| 3 | English | caliber | Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically... |
| 4 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 6 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |