Where does “Äquator” come from?
Äquator (German) comes from Latin aequātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
Äquator (German): equator
Definitions
- equator
Ancestry of “Äquator”, step by step
Äquator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin aequātor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aequātor | coin inspector or assayer |
| 2 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Medieval Latin aequator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | aequator | equalizer; equator; second-person singular future... |