Where does “trustor” come from?
trustor (English) comes from English ‐or, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
trustor (English): A person who creates a trust
Definitions
- A person who creates a trust
Ancestry of “trustor”, step by step
trustor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English trust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trust | Confidence in or reliance on some person or... |
| 2 | Middle English | trust | confidence, reliance |
| 3 | Old Norse | traust | confidence, help, protection; trust; benefit,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | traustą | shelter; help; aid; trust; confidence; alliance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreu- | tree; firm, solid, steadfast |