Where does “translatress” come from?
translatress (English) comes from English translator, from Middle English translatour, from Old French translator, from Latin trānslātor, from Latin trānslātus, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
translatress (English): A woman who translates
Definitions
- A woman who translates
Ancestry of “translatress”, step by step
translatress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English translator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translator | A person who translates text, film, or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | translatour | translator |
| 3 | Old French | translator | — |
| 4 | Latin | trānslātor | transferrer |
| 5 | Latin | trānslātus | transferred, having been transferred |
| 6 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |