Where does “revisory” come from?
revisory (English) comes from English -ory, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
revisory (English): Having the power or purpose to revise
Definitions
- Having the power or purpose to revise
Ancestry of “revisory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ory | of or pertaining to, serving for; adjective... |
| 2 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |