LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōmōtor

prōmōtor m (genitive prōmōtōris)
Classical[proːˈmoː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[proˈmɔː.tor]

Meaning

  1. he who increases

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōmōtorprōmōtōrēs
genitiveprōmōtōrisprōmōtōrum
dativeprōmōtōrīprōmōtōribus
accusativeprōmōtōremprōmōtōrēs
ablativeprōmōtōreprōmōtōribus
vocativeprōmōtorprōmōtōrēs

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-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōmōtor

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin promotor From prōmoveō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishpromotor
  • Frenchpromoteur

Quick answers

What does prōmōtor mean in Latin?
prōmōtor, a noun, means “he who increases”.
What is the genitive of prōmōtor?
The genitive singular is prōmōtōris. prōmōtor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōmōtor?
In classical Latin, [proːˈmoː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈmɔː.tor].
Where does prōmōtor 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-Italic *pro- → Latin prōmōtor.