Where does “transactor” come from?
transactor (English) comes from English transact, from English transaction, from Middle French transaction, from Old French transaccion, from Latin transactio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
transactor (English): A person who transacts business
Definitions
- A person who transacts business
Ancestry of “transactor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transact | To do, carry through, conduct or perform some... |
| 2 | English | transaction | The act of conducting or carrying out; A deal or... |
| 3 | Middle French | transaction | — |
| 4 | Old French | transaccion | — |
| 5 | Latin | transactio | completion; agreement, transaction, deal |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |