Where does “эскала́тор” come from?

эскала́тор (Russian) comes from English escalator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

эскала́тор (Russian): escalator (mechanical device)

Definitions

  1. escalator (mechanical device)

Ancestry of “эскала́тор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishescalatorAnything that escalates; A motor-driven...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

Words derived from “эскала́тор

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from English escalator
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