Where does “реформа́тор” come from?
реформа́тор (Russian) comes from Russian реформировать, from German reformieren, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
реформа́тор (Russian): reformer someone who reforms
Definitions
- reformer someone who reforms
Ancestry of “реформа́тор”, step by step
реформа́тор traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian реформировать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | реформировать | to reform |
| 2 | German | reformieren | to reform |
| 3 | Latin | refōrmō | to transform, reshape, remold |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin reformator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reformator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |