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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

  1. One who or that which recalibrates

Ancestry of “recalibrator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecalibrateTo calibrate for a second or subsequent time
2EnglishcalibrateTo check or adjust by comparison with a standard;...
3EnglishcaliberDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically...
4Frenchcalibrecalibre; first-person singular present indicative...
5Italiancalibrocaliber, bore; callipers; template
6Arabicقَالِبform, mold; form, mould; mold
7Classical Syriacܩܠܒܝܕlast
8Ancient Greekκαλοπόδιονshoemaker's last
9Ancient Greekκᾱλόπους—
10Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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