LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

venditātor

venditātor m (genitive venditātōris)

Meaning

  1. a boaster, braggart
  2. a person who tries to push or promote something.
    famae nec incuriosus nec venditatorc. 100 CE – 110 CE, Tacitus, Historiae I.49

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevenditātorvenditātōrēs
genitivevenditātōrisvenditātōrum
dativevenditātōrīvenditātōribus
accusativevenditātōremvenditātōrēs
ablativevenditātōrevenditātōribus
vocativevenditātorvenditātōrēs

vendĭtātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a boaster, vaunter, braggart (post-Aug. and very rare): famae nec incuriosus nec venditator, Tac. H. 1, 49 med.: Sallustianae lectionis, Gell. 18, 4, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wósn̥
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wésnos
  4. Proto-Italic*wesnos
  5. Latinvenditātor

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin vēnum dō Latin vēndō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin vēnditō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōr Latin venditātor From vēnditō (“offer for sale”, verb) + -tōr (agent suffix).

Quick answers

What does venditātor mean in Latin?
venditātor, a noun, means “a boaster, braggart; a person who tries to push or promote something.”.
What is the genitive of venditātor?
The genitive singular is venditātōris. venditātor is masculine, third declension.
Where does venditātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wes- → Proto-Indo-European *wósn̥ → Proto-Indo-European *wésnos → Proto-Italic *wesnos → Latin venditātor.