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Where does “translatour” come from?

translatour (Middle English) comes from Old French translator, from Latin trānslātor, from Latin trānslātus, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

translatour (Middle English): translator

Definitions

  1. translator

Ancestry of “translatour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtranslator—
2Latintrānslātor—
3Latintrānslātus—
4Latintrānsferō—
5Latinferō—
6Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “translatour”

  • translator
  • translatress
  • translatorship
  • translatorese
  • translatrix
  • pretranslator
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