LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

secūtor

secūtor m (genitive secūtōris, feminine secūtrīx)

Meaning

  1. follower, pursuer
  2. secutor (a kind of light-armed gladiator who fought with the net-fighters retiarii (pursuing them))

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesecūtorsecūtōrēs
genitivesecūtōrissecūtōrum
dativesecūtōrīsecūtōribus
accusativesecūtōremsecūtōrēs
ablativesecūtōresecūtōribus
vocativesecūtorsecūtōrēs

sĕcūtor (sĕquūtor), ōris, m. id.,
I. one that follows another, a follower.
I. In gen., an attendant (post-class.): acerrimum relinquens uxori secutorem, App. M. 9, p. 224, 41; 4, p. 148, 17: TRIBVNI, Inscr. Orell. 3516 and 3517.—As an appellation of Mars (with Comes), App. M. 7, p. 192, 30. —
II. In partic., a pursuer, a kind of light-armed gladiator who fought with the retiarii (pursuing them), Juv. 8, 210 (et Schol. ad loc.); Inscr. Orell. 2571; 2572; 2583; Suet. Calig. 30; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 55; and Friedlaender in Neues Rhein. Mus. 10, p. 585.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sékʷetor
  3. Proto-Italic*sekʷōr
  4. Latinsecūtor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin secūtor From sequor (“to follow”) + -tor (“-er”).

Descendants
  • Italiansecutore
  • Englishsuitorfrom Old French suytour

Quick answers

What does secūtor mean in Latin?
secūtor, a noun, means “follower, pursuer; secutor (a kind of light-armed gladiator who fought with the net-fighters retiarii (pursuing them))”.
What is the genitive of secūtor?
The genitive singular is secūtōris. secūtor is masculine, third declension.
Where does secūtor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor → Proto-Italic *sekʷōr → Latin secūtor.