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Where does “laudator” come from?

laudator (English) comes from Latin laudator, from Latin laudō, from Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

laudator (English): One who lauds; An arbitrator

Definitions

  1. One who lauds; An arbitrator

Ancestry of “laudator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaudatorpraiser, eulogizer, panegyrist; second-person...
2Latinlaudō—
3LatinLaus—
4Ancient GreekΛαός—
5Proto-Helleniclāwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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