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discriminator.

one who distinguishes or discriminates

13 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɪs.kriː.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[dis.kri.miˈnaː.tor]
  1. one who distinguishes or discriminates

    Late-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin discernō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin discrīmen 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 discrīminō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin discrīminātor From discrīminō + -tor.

verb[dɪs.kriː.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[dis.kri.miˈnaː.tor]
  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of discrīminō

    form-of · future · imperative · passive · second-person · singular · third-person
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