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Where does “commentarius” come from?

commentarius (Latin) comes from Latin commentor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

commentarius (Latin): memorandum, notebook; diary, journal; a brief

Definitions

  1. memorandum, notebook; diary, journal; a brief

Ancestry of “commentarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincommentorI consider thoroughly, think over, deliberate,...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōr—
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “commentarius”

  • commentary
  • commentarial
  • metacommentary
  • supercommentary
  • commentariolum
  • Kommentar
  • kommentarlos
  • commentaar
  • kommentar
  • komentarz
  • komentar
  • коментар
  • kommentar
  • kommentárok
  • audiokommentár
  • kommentár
  • kommentar
  • kommentar
  • commentaire
  • komentar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →