Etymology

ablator

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Today it means: A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades. Full definition →

First used Mid 20ᵗʰ century.English ablate ← Middle English albacioun ← Late Latin ablātiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*telh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tl̥h₂tós
  8. Latinlatus
  9. Latinablātus
  10. Middle Englishablat
  11. Late Latinablātiō
  12. Middle Englishalbacioun
  13. Englishablationbf.
  14. Englishablate
  15. English todayablator

From ablate + -or.

First known use, by meaning

  • Mid 20ᵗʰ century. A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades.

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