Etymology

erector

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Today it means: A person who, or a device which erects. Full definition →

Latin ērigō
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromērigō“to raise up, elevate, lift”
  2. English todayerector

From Latin ērigō (“to raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or.

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