Where does “translocator” come from?
translocator (English) comes from English translocate, from English locate, from Latin locātus, from Latin locō, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
translocator (English): A translocon
Definitions
- A translocon
Ancestry of “translocator”, step by step
translocator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English translocate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translocate | To displace, or move from one place to another;... |
| 2 | English | locate | To place; to set in a particular spot or... |
| 3 | Latin | locātus | put, placed, having been set |
| 4 | Latin | locō | to put, place, set |
| 5 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |