LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

interrogātor

interrogātor m (genitive interrogātōris)
Classical[ɪn.tɛr.rɔˈɡaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[in.ter.roˈɡaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. An interrogator.
  2. A wizard.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinterrogātorinterrogātōrēs
genitiveinterrogātōrisinterrogātōrum
dativeinterrogātōrīinterrogātōribus
accusativeinterrogātōreminterrogātōrēs
ablativeinterrogātōreinterrogātōribus
vocativeinterrogātorinterrogātōrēs

interrŏgātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. an interrogator (post-class.), Dig. 11, 1, 11, § 7: mortuorum, a wizard, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 1, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininterrogātor

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵósder. Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-der. Proto-Italic *prokos Latin procus Latin procō Latin rogō Latin interrogō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin interrogātor From interrogō (“inquire, interrogate; argue”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishinterrogator
  • Frenchinterrogateur
  • Italianinterrogatore

In English words that came into English from interrogātor

  • interrogatorinterrogātor

Quick answers

What does interrogātor mean in Latin?
interrogātor, a noun, means “An interrogator.; A wizard.”.
What is the genitive of interrogātor?
The genitive singular is interrogātōris. interrogātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce interrogātor?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.tɛr.rɔˈɡaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.ter.roˈɡaː.tor].
Where does interrogātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér → Proto-Italic *n̥ter → Latin interrogātor.