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Where does “ianitor” come from?

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

ianitor (Latin): doorkeeper, doorman, porter; pylorus

Definitions

  1. doorkeeper, doorman, porter; pylorus

Ancestry of “ianitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tor-er
2Proto-Italic-tōr—
3Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
4Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “ianitor”

  • janitor
  • janitorial
  • janitress
  • janitorship
  • janitoring
  • janitorially
  • janitoriat
  • nonjanitorial
  • dyanitor
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