Etymology

moderator

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Today it means: Someone who moderates. Full definition →

Latin moderātor ← Middle English moderatour
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited frommoderatour
  2. Latin · learned borrowing frommoderātor
  3. English todaymoderator

Learned borrowing from Latin moderātor. First attested as Middle English moderatour. By surface analysis, moderate + -or.

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