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calculator.

one versed in/teacher of arithmetic; calculator, bookkeeper, accountant;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kaɫ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[kal.kuˈlaː.tor]

  1. calculator, bookkeeper, accountant

    declension-3

  2. computer, one versed in/teacher of arithmetic

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin calculus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin calculō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin calculātor From calculō (“to calculate”) + -tor.

verb[kaɫ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[kal.kuˈlaː.tor]

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of calculō "thou shalt be calculated, thou shalt be computed"

  2. second-person singular future passive imperative of calculō "thou shalt be considered as, thou shalt be esteemed"

    figuratively

  3. third-person singular future passive imperative of calculō "it shall be calculated, it shall be computed"

  4. third-person singular future passive imperative of calculō "she shall be considered as, she shall be esteemed"

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin calculus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin calculō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin calculātor From calculō (“to calculate”) + -tor.

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