LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ēditor

ēditor m (genitive ēditōris)

Meaning

  1. Late Latineditor, publisher

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēditorēditōrēs
genitiveēditōrisēditōrum
dativeēditōrīēditōribus
accusativeēditōremēditōrēs
ablativeēditōreēditōribus
vocativeēditorēditōrēs

ēdĭtor, ōris, m. id.. *
I. That which brings forth or produces: nocturnae aurae (Volturnus), Luc. 2, 423.—
II. (Acc. to 2. edo, II. D.), an exhibitor (late Lat.): ludorum, Vop. Carin. 21; Capitol. Anton. Phil. 23; Inscr. Orell. 3762.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinēditor

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ēditor From ēdō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalaneditor
  • Italianeditore
  • Portugueseeditor
  • Spanisheditor
  • Galicianeditor

Quick answers

What does ēditor mean in Latin?
ēditor, a noun, means “editor, publisher”.
What is the genitive of ēditor?
The genitive singular is ēditōris. ēditor is masculine, third declension.
Where does ēditor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēditor.