Where does “translator” come from?
translator (Romanian) comes from Old French translateur, 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.
translator (Romanian): translator
Definitions
- translator
Ancestry of “translator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | translateur | — |
| 2 | Latin | trānslātor | transferrer |
| 3 | Latin | trānslātus | transferred, having been transferred |
| 4 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |