LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

approbātor

approbātor m (genitive approbātōris)
Classical[ap.prɔˈbaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ap.proˈbaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one who gives assent or approves

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapprobātorapprobātōrēs
genitiveapprobātōrisapprobātōrum
dativeapprobātōrīapprobātōribus
accusativeapprobātōremapprobātōrēs
ablativeapprobātōreapprobātōribus
vocativeapprobātorapprobātōrēs

apprŏbātor (adp-), ōris, m. id.,
I. one who gives his assent or approval, an approver (perh. only in the two foll. exs.): quamvis non fueris suasor et impulsor profectionis meae, adprobator certe fuisti, * Cic. Att. 16, 7, 2: verbi, * Gell. 5, 21, 6.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *probʰHwós Proto-Italic *proβwos Proto-Italic *proβos 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 *proβāō Latin probō Latin approbō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin approbātor From approbō (“to approve”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does approbātor mean in Latin?
approbātor, a noun, means “one who gives assent or approves”.
What is the genitive of approbātor?
The genitive singular is approbātōris. approbātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce approbātor?
In classical Latin, [ap.prɔˈbaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.proˈbaː.tor].
Where does approbātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin approbātor.