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dator

Pronunciation: [ˈda.tɔr]

“dator” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. Someone who gives; a giver, donor or patron
  2. a slave who hands the player the ball

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tōr (“giver, donor”), from the root *deh₃- (“to give”) (whence also Latin dō). Cognates include Ancient Greek δώτωρ (dṓtōr) and Sanskrit दातृ (dā́tar-).

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