LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

probātor

probātor m (genitive probātōris)

Meaning

  1. approver
  2. examiner

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprobātorprobātōrēs
genitiveprobātōrisprobātōrum
dativeprobātōrīprobātōribus
accusativeprobātōremprobātōrēs
ablativeprobātōreprobātōribus
vocativeprobātorprobātōrēs

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

prŏbātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. an approver (rare but class.): quid interest inter suasorem facti et probatorem? Cic. Phil. 2, 12, 29: rationis, id. Caecin. 29, 85: ingenii, Ov. P. 2, 2, 106: malorum improbator, bonorum probator, App. de Deo Socr. 16.—
II. A trier, examiner (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Jer. 20, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*probʰHwós
  8. Proto-Italic*proβwos
  9. Proto-Italic*proβos
  10. Latinprobātor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *proβāō Latin probō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin probātor From probō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does probātor mean in Latin?
probātor, a noun, means “approver; examiner”.
What is the genitive of probātor?
The genitive singular is probātōris. probātor is masculine, third declension.
Where does probātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- → Proto-Indo-European *probʰHwós → Proto-Italic *proβwos → Proto-Italic *proβos → Latin probātor.