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dator.

giver, donor, patron; slave who hands the ball to the player (L+S);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈda.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈdaː.tor]

  1. Someone who gives; a giver, donor or patron

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. a slave who hands the player the ball

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tōr (“giver, donor”), from the root *deh₃- (“to give”) (whence also Latin dō). Cognates include Ancient Greek δώτωρ (dṓtōr) and Sanskrit दातृ (dā́tar-).

verb[ˈda.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈdaː.tor]

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of dō

    form-of · future · imperative · passive · second-person · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tōr (“giver, donor”), from the root *deh₃- (“to give”) (whence also Latin dō). Cognates include Ancient Greek δώτωρ (dṓtōr) and Sanskrit दातृ (dā́tar-).

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