memorator

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [mɛ.mɔˈraː.tɔr]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [me.moˈraː.tor]^[1]

Forms

memorātor m (genitive memorātōris); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin memorō (“to recount”) + -tor, from memor (“mindful”).^[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its source is Propertius, tuī cāsūs memorātor “one who recounts your fall”.^[3][4][5] Köbler dates Propertius 57/46–12 BC.^[5]

Semantic evolution

Poetic, it meant one who relates or recounts, a storyteller.^[2][3]

British Medieval Latin used it for one who remembers, has a good memory.^[6]

Timeline

• 57/46–12 BC – Propertius uses it.^[3][5]

Meanings

Noun

1. One who relates, a storyteller.^[2]
2. (Medieval Latin) One who remembers.^[6]

Related words

• memor
• memorābilis
• memorāculum
• memorāliter
• memorālius
• memorandus
• memorātiō
• memorātrix
• memorātus
• memorē
• memorō
• memoria

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
4. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
5. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
6. ^ a b Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press