myEtymology.com: English etymology of annihilator

Etymology of the English word annihilator

the English word annihilator

derived from the English word annihilate

derived from the Late Latin word annihilatio

derived from the Late Latin word annihilare (annihilate, destroy, demolish)

derived from the Late Latin word nihil (nothing; no; trifle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

using the English suffix -or

Word found in Modern English