noun · masculinethird declension
calcātor
calcātor m (genitive calcātōris, feminine calcātrīx)
Classical[kaɫˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kalˈkaː.tor]
Meaning
- Late Latinone who treads (in a treadmill)
- Late Latinone who treads grapes
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calcātor | calcātōrēs |
| genitive | calcātōris | calcātōrum |
| dative | calcātōrī | calcātōribus |
| accusative | calcātōrem | calcātōrēs |
| ablative | calcātōre | calcātōribus |
| vocative | calcātor | calcātōrēs |
calcātor, ōris, m. calco,
I. one who treads something, esp. grapes, a treader of grapes (very rare), Calp. Ecl. 4, 124:
uvarum, Hier. Isa. 5, 16, n. 9.Origins
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 calcō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin calcātor From calcō (“to trample, tread on”) + -tor.
Descendants
- Italiancalcatore