Where does “reciprocator” come from?
reciprocator (English) comes from English reciprocate, from Latin reciproco, from Latin reque proque, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
reciprocator (English): Something, especially part of a mechanism, that...
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- Something, especially part of a mechanism, that...
Ancestry of “reciprocator”, step by step
reciprocator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reciprocate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reciprocate | To exchange two things, with both parties giving... |
| 2 | Latin | reciproco | dative masculine singular of reciprocus; dative... |
| 3 | Latin | reque proque | back and forth, to and fro |
| 4 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |