Where does “translator” come from?
Translator comes from Middle English translatour, from Old French translator, from Latin translator, derived from translatus, the past participle of transfero meaning "to carry across," from ferre meaning "to carry," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.
translator (English): A person who translates text, film, or other...
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- A person who translates text, film, or other...
Ancestry of “translator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | translatour | translator |
| 2 | Old French | translator | — |
| 3 | Latin | trānslātor | transferrer |
| 4 | Latin | trānslātus | transferred, having been transferred |
| 5 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |