Where does “Erdäquator” come from?

Erdäquator (German) comes from German Äquator, from Latin aequātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

Erdäquator (German): Equator

Definitions

  1. Equator

Ancestry of “Erdäquator”, step by step

Erdäquator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Äquator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÄquatorequator
2Latinaequātorcoin inspector or assayer
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via German ërde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanërdeearth
2Middle High Germanërdeearth
3Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin aequātor →
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