LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vēnditor

vēnditor m (genitive vēnditōris)
Classical[ˈweːn.dɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛn.di.tor]

Meaning

  1. seller, vendor
  2. one who sells for bribes and corrupt payments

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevēnditorvēnditōrēs
genitivevēnditōrisvēnditōrum
dativevēnditōrīvēnditōribus
accusativevēnditōremvēnditōrēs
ablativevēnditōrevēnditōribus
vocativevēnditorvēnditōrēs

vendĭtor, ōris, m. vendo,
I. a seller, vender (opp. emptor): ut ne quid omnino, quod venditor novit, emptor ignoret, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51: gemmarum, Cod. Just. 12, 58, 12, § 3; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 6; Dig. 18, 1 sq.: librorum, Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 3; cf. Gell. 5, 4, 1.—
II. Transf., of a bribe-taker: dignitatis vestrae, Cic. post. Red. in Sen. 4, 10.

Origins

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

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 *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vēnditor From vēndō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanvenedor
  • Italianvenditore
  • Occitanvendedor
  • Englishvendorfrom Old French vendeor
  • Frenchvendeurfrom Old French vendeor
  • Portuguesevendedor
  • Romanianvânzător
  • Spanishvendedor
  • Friulianvenditôr
  • Sicilianvinnituri

In English words that came into English from vēnditor

  • vendorvēnditor

Quick answers

What does vēnditor mean in Latin?
vēnditor, a noun, means “seller, vendor; one who sells for bribes and corrupt payments”.
What is the genitive of vēnditor?
The genitive singular is vēnditōris. vēnditor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vēnditor?
In classical Latin, [ˈweːn.dɪ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɛn.di.tor].
Where does vēnditor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wes- → Proto-Indo-European *wósn̥ → Proto-Indo-European *wésnos → Proto-Italic *wesnos → Latin vēnditor.