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latro.

robber, brigand, bandit; plunderer;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫa.troː]Classical-Latin[ˈɫat.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈlaː.tro][ˈlat.ro]

  1. mercenary

    declension-3

  2. highwayman; brigand, bandit; robber

    declension-3

  3. chessman, pawn

    declension-3

  4. the game of latrunculi (somewhat similar to chess)

    Classical-Latin · Late-Latin · declension-3 · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Often hypothesized as from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂t- (“to grant; to possess”) or *leh₁-t- (“to let, grant, provide”), when compared with Ancient Greek λάτρις (látris, “hired servant”) and Proto-Germanic *lēþą (“ownership, possession”). However, Beekes rejects an Indo-European etymology on phonetic grounds and instead posits Pre-Greek origin for the Greek; he believes Latin latrō is rather borrowed from unattested Ancient Greek *λάτρων (*látrōn).

verb[ˈɫaː.troː]Classical-Latin[ˈlaː.tro]

  1. to bark, bay

    conjugation-1

  2. to rant, bluster

    conjugation-1

  3. to roar

    conjugation-1

  4. to demand vehemently

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *lātrom, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to bark, howl”) (an expressive root). Cognate with lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).

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