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Where does “translator” come from?

translator (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “translator”, step by step

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

Words derived from “translator”

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