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Where does “translater” come from?

translater (Middle French) comes from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

translater (Middle French): to translate

Definitions

  1. to translate

Ancestry of “translater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtranslaterto translate
2Latintrānslātiō—
3Latintrānsferō—
4Latinferō—
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “translater”

  • translater
  • translate
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