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designator.

arranger; assigner of theater seats; undertaker/master of ceremonies (funeral);

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[deː.sɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[de.s̬iɲˈɲaː.tor]

  1. regulator

    declension-3

  2. usher (at the stage theater)

    declension-3

  3. master of ceremonies (at a funeral)

    declension-3

  4. umpire (at public spectacles)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom 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 Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin dēsignō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dēsignātor From dēsignō + -tor.

verb[deː.sɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[de.s̬iɲˈɲaː.tor]

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

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom 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 Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin dēsignō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin dēsignātor From dēsignō + -tor.

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