Where does “medidor” come from?

medidor (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -dor, from Old Portuguese -dor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

medidor (Portuguese): measuring, metering; meter; measurer

Definitions

  1. measuring, metering; meter; measurer

Ancestry of “medidor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-dorAPI m; -er, -or
2Old Portuguese-dor—
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Portuguese -dor →