Where does “translate” come from?
translate (French) comes from French translater, from Middle French translater, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
translate (French): first-person singular present indicative of...
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- first-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “translate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | translater | to translate |
| 2 | Middle French | translater | to translate |
| 3 | Old French | translater | to translate |
| 4 | Latin | trānslātiō | Translation, in the broadest sense: the process of transferring or carrying something over from one thing to another; in particular |
| 5 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |