Where does “introductor” come from?
introductor (Romanian) comes from French introducteur, from Latin introductor, from Latin intrōdūcō, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
introductor (Romanian): introducer
Definitions
- introducer
Ancestry of “introductor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | introducteur | introducer |
| 2 | Latin | introductor | an introducer |
| 3 | Latin | intrōdūcō | to lead in: to conduct into |
| 4 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 5 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 6 | Latin | interus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |