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Where does “separator” come from?

Separator comes from English separate, derived from Latin separāre, composed of Latin se- (apart) and Latin parāre (to prepare or arrange), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- (to lead or pass through).

separator (English): An object located between two or more things and...

Definitions

  1. An object located between two or more things and...

Ancestry of “separator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseparatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
2Latinsēparō—
3Latinparō—
4Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
5Proto-Italicpektos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “separator”

  • separatrix
  • microseparator
  • separatrix
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