LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

missor

missor m (genitive missōris)
Classical[ˈmɪs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmis.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculineone who hurls

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemissormissōrēs
genitivemissōrismissōrum
dativemissōrīmissōribus
accusativemissōremmissōrēs
ablativemissōremissōribus
vocativemissormissōrēs

missor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who sends, throws, or shoots, an archer (very rare): hic missore vacans fulgens jacet una sagitta (al.: hic misso revocans), Cic. Arat. 84.
Missor,
I. a Roman surname, Inscr. Fabr. 365, 111.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  4. Proto-Italic*meitō
  5. Old Latinmītō
  6. Latinmissor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin missor From mittō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does missor mean in Latin?
missor, a noun, means “one who hurls”.
What is the genitive of missor?
The genitive singular is missōris. missor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce missor?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɪs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmis.sor].
Where does missor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mey-? → Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- → Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti → Proto-Italic *meitō → Old Latin mītō → Latin missor.