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apparitor.

civil servant; lictor, clerk; attendant on a magistrate;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[apˈpaː.rɪ.tɔr]Classical-Latin[apˈpaː.ri.tor]
  1. a gatekeeper

    declension-3
  2. a public servant

    declension-3
  3. a servant, secretary, lictor, deputy

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂s- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *peh₂séh₁yeti Proto-Italic *pāzējō Proto-Italic *pāzēō Latin pāreō Latin appāreō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin appāritor From appāreō (“wait upon”) + -tor (“-er”).

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