LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

testātor

testātor m (genitive testātōris, feminine testātrīx)
Classical[tɛsˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[tesˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. testator
  2. witness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetestātortestātōrēs
genitivetestātōristestātōrum
dativetestātōrītestātōribus
accusativetestātōremtestātōrēs
ablativetestātōretestātōribus
vocativetestātortestātōrēs

testātor, ōris, m. testor.
I. One who bears witness or testifies to a thing, a witness (very rare), Prud. Cath. 12, 85.—
II. One who makes a will or testament, a testator (the predom. jurid. signif. of the word, but not in Cic.), Dig. 28, 3, 17; 31, 1, 89; Suet. Ner. 17; Lact. 4, 20 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*trito-sth₂-o-s
  4. Proto-Italic*tristos
  5. Latintestātor

Latin testis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -o Latin testor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin testātor From testor (“to be witness, testify, attest; to make a will”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalantestador
  • Italiantestatore
  • Portuguesetestador
  • Spanishtestador

In English words that came into English from testātor

  • testatortestātor

Quick answers

What does testātor mean in Latin?
testātor, a noun, means “testator; witness”.
What is the genitive of testātor?
The genitive singular is testātōris. testātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce testātor?
In classical Latin, [tɛsˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tesˈtaː.tor].
Where does testātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tri- → Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *trito-sth₂-o-s → Proto-Italic *tristos → Latin testātor.