Where does “upalator” come from?

upalator (English) comes from English escalator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

upalator (English): An escalator going upwards

Definitions

  1. An escalator going upwards

Ancestry of “upalator”, step by step

upalator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English escalator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishescalatorAnything that escalates; A motor-driven...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →