Where does “экватор” come from?

экватор (Kazakh) comes from Russian эква́тор, from German Äquator, from Latin aequātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

экватор (Kazakh): equator

Definitions

  1. equator

Ancestry of “экватор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэква́торequator (circle around the earth)
2GermanÄquatorequator
3Latinaequātorcoin inspector or assayer
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin aequātor
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