Where does “mitigator” come from?
mitigator (Latin) comes from Latin mitigo, from Latin mitis, from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- — mild, soft.
mitigator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive imperative...
Ancestry of “mitigator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mitigo | I make soft, ripe, or tender; I mitigate, make... |
| 2 | Latin | mitis | Mild, mellow, mature, ripe; sweet, juicy,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meyh₁- | mild, soft |