detonator.
detonator (a device used to detonate an explosive device etc.)
Meaning & usage
detonator (a device used to detonate an explosive device etc.)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sten-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *(s)tonh₂éyeti Proto-Italic *tonaō Latin tonō Latin detonārelbor. French détoner Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātōremlbor. French -ateur French détonateurbor. Polish detonator Borrowed from French détonateur. By surface analysis, detonacja + -ator.
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