Where does “exploratour” come from?
exploratour (Middle English) comes from French explorateur, from Latin explorator, from Latin explōrāre, from Latin plōrāre, from Latin plōrō — to cry out.
Ancestry of “exploratour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | explorateur | explorer |
| 2 | Latin | explorator | a scout; a spy |
| 3 | Latin | explōrāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | plōrāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | plōrō | to cry out |