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exterminator.

destroyer; exterminator;

12 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛk.stɛr.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ek.ster.miˈnaː.tor]

  1. ejector, expeller

    declension-3

  2. destroyer, exterminator

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin terminō Latin exterminō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin exterminātor From exterminō + -tor.

verb[ɛk.stɛr.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ek.ster.miˈnaː.tor]

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of exterminō

    form-of · future · imperative · passive · second-person · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin terminō Latin exterminō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin exterminātor From exterminō + -tor.

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