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Where does “instructor” come from?

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

instructor (Latin): Someone who arranges something; preparer

Definitions

  1. Someone who arranges something; preparer

Ancestry of “instructor”, 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 “instructor”

  • instructor
  • instructress
  • instructorship
  • instructoress
  • teleinstructor
  • instructorish
  • instructor
  • instructeur
  • instrutor
  • instructor
  • ski-instructeur
  • instructeur
  • instruktør
  • instruktør
  • instructoare
  • instructor
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