Where does “invitatory” come from?

invitatory (English) comes from Latin invitatorius, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

invitatory (English): Of or pertaining to an invitation; A psalm sung,...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an invitation; A psalm sung,...

Ancestry of “invitatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvitatoriusinviting
2Latin-tōriusory
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin -tōrius
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