contributor
/kənˈtɹɪbjətə/kuhn-TRIH-byuh-tur
/kənˈtɹɪbjətɚ/kuhn-TRIH-byuh-tur
Meaningone that grants together
Common meaning: a person or thing that contributes
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- tribto assign, grantLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1897 · scan
- utpast-participle ending (Latin -utus)
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
‘with, together’ + ‘to assign, grant’ → contributor
Journey through time
- Latintribuō, tribuī, tribūtum‘to assign, grant’
- Englishcontribute‘to give a share’
- Englishformed in English from contributecontributor‘a person or thing that contributes’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that grants together. It can be inferred from any of: contribute.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from contribute + -or (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- tribuō, tribuī, tribūtum Latin “to assign, grant”
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