English
interrogator
Interrogator comes from Latin interrogātor ‘an interrogator’, and goes back to interrogō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterrogō‘inquire, interrogate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterrogātor‘an interrogator’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002interrogator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterrogō‘inquire, interrogate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterrogātor‘an interrogator’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002interrogator
Earliest quotation: 2002, Mark Beaulieu, Wireless Internet applications and architecture: “Any RFID interrogator within 30 meters can read an…”
Equivalent to interrogate + -or
Latin interrogō ‘to inquire, interrogate’
Latin interrogātus ‘asked, questioned, inquired, interrogated,…’
English interrogate
Every English word from Latin interrogō
Today it means
noun One who interrogates; a person who asks questions, especially one who is adversarial.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin interrogō / interrogator