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Where does “préparateur” come from?

préparateur (French) comes from French préparer, from Middle French preparer, from Latin praeparāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

préparateur (French): preparator; assistant, demonstrator

Definitions

  1. preparator; assistant, demonstrator

Ancestry of “préparateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpréparerto prepare; to prepare for
2Middle Frenchpreparerto prepare
3Latinpraeparāre—
4Latinparāre—
5Latinparō—
6Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
7Proto-Italicpektos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
9Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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