Where does “dilatator” come from?

dilatator (Romanian) comes from French dilatateur, from Latin dilatator, from Latin dīlātō, from Latin differō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dilatator (Romanian): dilatative

Definitions

  1. dilatative

Ancestry of “dilatator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdilatateurdilatative
2Latindilatatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
3Latindīlātōto spread out, extend, dilate
4Latindifferōto carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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