English

ablator

Ablator comes from English ablate.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

A compound of ablate + -or

Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- ‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’

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Middle English ablat ‘taken away’

Late Latin ablātiō

Middle English albacioun

English ablation

Every English word from English ablate

noun A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades.

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