LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

factor

factor m (genitive factōris)
Classical[ˈfak.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈfak.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculineOne who or which does or makes something; doer, maker, performer, perpetrator, agent, player.
    Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipoténtem, factórem cæli et terræI believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and earth.
  2. masculineplayer, batsman

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefactorfactōrēs
genitivefactōrisfactōrum
dativefactōrīfactōribus
accusativefactōremfactōrēs
ablativefactōrefactōribus
vocativefactorfactōrēs

factor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a maker, doer, performer, perpetrator (ante- and postclass.).
I. In gen.: cuparum doliorumque, Pall. 1, 6: qui praepositum suum non praetexit, cum posset, in pari causa factori habendus est, the doer, Dig. 49, 16, 6, § 8: sceleris, ib. 29, 5, 1, § 21; 48, 3, 7: suus, his creator, Vulg. Deut. 32, 15; id. Isa. 29, 16 al.: legis, doer, id. Rom. 2, 13; id. Jacob, 1, 23.—
II. In partic.
A. In econom. lang., an oil-presser, Cato, R. R. 13; 64; 66; 67.—*
B. In ball-playing, he who strikes the ball, the batsman, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 18; cf. dator.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  5. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  6. Latinfactor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin factor From faciō (“to do, make”) + -tor (masculine agent noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishfaitourfrom Old French faitre
  • Italianfattore
  • Portuguesefeitor
  • Spanishhechorfrom Old Spanish fechor
  • Catalanfactor
  • Frenchfacteurfrom Old French factor
  • Englishfactorfrom Old French factor
  • GermanFaktor
  • Occitanfactor
  • Portuguesefator

Quick answers

What does factor mean in Latin?
factor, a noun, means “One who or which does or makes something; doer, maker, performer, perpetrator, agent, player.; player, batsman”.
What is the genitive of factor?
The genitive singular is factōris. factor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce factor?
In classical Latin, [ˈfak.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfak.tor].
Where does factor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti → Proto-Italic *θakjō → Proto-Italic *fakjō → Latin factor.