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auctor.

seller, vendor; originator; historian; authority; proposer, supporter; founder;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈau̯k.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈau̯k.tor]

  1. seller, vendor

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  2. author, originator

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  3. sponsor, advocate

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  4. surety, witness, voucher

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  5. the Creator, God

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine · poetic

  6. one who gives increase (hence: an originator, causer, doer, founder)

    Medieval-Latin · also · declension-3 · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, augeō (“to increase, nourish”) + -tor. Given the existence of Umbrian 𐌖𐌇𐌕𐌖𐌓 (uhtur), the term perhaps derives from Proto-Italic *auktōr, though the Umbrian term may be borrowed from Latin.

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