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dator

Pronunciation: /daˈtor/

“dator” is a Romanian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. indebted (to)
  2. obliged (to)
  3. owing money

In Romanian

  1. care are de plătit cuiva o datorie (bănească).
  2. îndatorat fața de cineva pentru un serviciu, un sprijin etc.
  3. obligat (moralicește sau prin lege, printr-o învoială) să facă ceva.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *debtoriu < *dēbitōrius for Latin dēbitor (“debtor”), ultimately from dēbitum (“debt”), from dēbeō (“to owe”); influenced by the verb da (“to give”). Compare Aromanian dãtor. Doublet of the borrowing debitor.

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