LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

calculātor1

calculātor m (genitive calculātōris, feminine calculātrīx)
Classical[kaɫ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kal.kuˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. calculator, bookkeeper, accountant
  2. computer, one versed in/teacher of arithmetic

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalculātorcalculātōrēs
genitivecalculātōriscalculātōrum
dativecalculātōrīcalculātōribus
accusativecalculātōremcalculātōrēs
ablativecalculātōrecalculātōribus
vocativecalculātorcalculātōrēs

calcŭlātor, ōris, m. calculo,
I. a computer, teacher of arithmetic, = λογιστής (post-Aug.), Mart. 10, 62, 4; Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 6. 72; Isid. Orig. 1, 3, 1; cf. id. ib. 1, 10, 43.—
II. A book-keeper, accountant, Dig. 38, 1, 7, § 5; 27, 1, 15, § 5.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ(khắlĭx)bor.?
  2. Latincalculātor

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin calculus 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 calculō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin calculātor From calculō (“to calculate”) + -tor.

In English words that came into English from calculātor

  • calculatorcalculātor

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCalculatorCalculator (λογιστής) signifies a keeper of accounts in general, but was also used in the signification of a teacher of arithmetic (Isid. Orig. 1.3; D…
verb
calculātor2
calculātor
Classical[kaɫ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kal.kuˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. "thou shalt be calculated, thou shalt be computed"
  2. figuratively"thou shalt be considered as, thou shalt be esteemed"
  3. "it shall be calculated, it shall be computed"
  4. figuratively"she shall be considered as, she shall be esteemed"

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ(khắlĭx)bor.?
  2. Latincalculātor

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin calculus 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 calculō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin calculātor From calculō (“to calculate”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Ancient Greekκαλκουλάτωρ

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCalculatorCalculator (λογιστής) signifies a keeper of accounts in general, but was also used in the signification of a teacher of arithmetic (Isid. Orig. 1.3; D…

Quick answers

What does calculātor mean in Latin?
calculātor, a noun, means “calculator, bookkeeper, accountant; computer, one versed in/teacher of arithmetic”.
What is the genitive of calculātor?
The genitive singular is calculātōris. calculātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce calculātor?
In classical Latin, [kaɫ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kal.kuˈlaː.tor].
Where does calculātor come from?
Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? → Latin calculātor.