LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

affectātor

affectātor m (genitive affectātōris, feminine affectātrīx)
Classical[af.fɛkˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[af.fekˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. aspirant (zealous seeker)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaffectātoraffectātōrēs
genitiveaffectātōrisaffectātōrum
dativeaffectātōrīaffectātōribus
accusativeaffectātōremaffectātōrēs
ablativeaffectātōreaffectātōribus
vocativeaffectātoraffectātōrēs

affectātor (better adf-), ōris, m. id.,
I. one that strives for something: justi amoris, Eutr. 10, 7.—In a bad sense: nimius risūs, Quint. 6, 3, 3 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaffectātor

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin afficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin affectō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin affectātor From affectō + -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).

Quick answers

What does affectātor mean in Latin?
affectātor, a noun, means “aspirant (zealous seeker)”.
What is the genitive of affectātor?
The genitive singular is affectātōris. affectātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce affectātor?
In classical Latin, [af.fɛkˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [af.fekˈtaː.tor].
Where does affectātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin affectātor.