Where does “weldor” come from?
weldor (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.
weldor (English): Alternative form of welder
Definitions
- Alternative form of welder
Ancestry of “weldor”, step by step
weldor 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 weld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weld | A herb related to mignonette, growing in Europe,... |
| 2 | English | well | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily;... |
| 3 | Middle English | wellen | to boil, to bubble |
| 4 | Old English | weallan | to well |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |