Where does “zelator” come from?
zelator (English) comes from Latin zelator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
zelator (English): A zealot; the male counterpart of a zelatrix
Definitions
- A zealot; the male counterpart of a zelatrix
Ancestry of “zelator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | zelator | zealous person; zealot |
| 2 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |