LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

aequātor

aequātor m (genitive aequātōris)
Classical[ae̯ˈkʷaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[eˈkʷaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. coin inspector or assayer
  2. Medieval Latinequalizer
  3. Medieval Latinequator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaequātoraequātōrēs
genitiveaequātōrisaequātōrum
dativeaequātōrīaequātōribus
accusativeaequātōremaequātōrēs
ablativeaequātōreaequātōribus
vocativeaequātoraequātōrēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequātor

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 aequō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin aequātor From aequō (“to make equal”) + -tor (“-er”).

Descendants
  • Englishequator
  • EnglishEcuador
  • GermanÄquator
  • Frenchéquateur
  • Italianequatore
  • Portugueseequador
  • PortugueseEquador
  • Romanianecuator
  • Spanishecuador
  • SpanishEcuador

Quick answers

What does aequātor mean in Latin?
aequātor, a noun, means “coin inspector or assayer; equalizer; equator”.
What is the genitive of aequātor?
The genitive singular is aequātōris. aequātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aequātor?
In classical Latin, [ae̯ˈkʷaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈkʷaː.tor].
Where does aequātor come from?
Proto-Italic *aikʷos? → Old Latin aiquos → Latin aequātor.