praedictor

Forms

praedictor m (genitive praedictōris); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin praedīcō² (“to foretell”) + -tor.^[1][2]

Earliest recorded meaning

The TLL's first example is from Eucherius (c. 380–c. 450), where it is one who foretells, a prophet.^[1][2]

Semantic evolution

Eugippius uses it in his life of Severinus of the man whose prophecy of the people's migration came true.^[1] Du Cange glosses it as one who foretells the future, quoting a life of Saint Aridius.^[3]

Timeline

• c. 380–c. 450 AD – Eucherius uses it for a prophet.^[1][2]
• mid 5th century–533 AD – Eugippius has it in the life of Severinus.^[1][2]

Meanings

Noun

1. (Late Latin) One who foretells, a prophet.^[1][3][4]

Usage notes

The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources treats praedictor as a spelling of praedicātor “preacher”.^[5]

References

1. ^ a b c d e f g Thesaurus linguae Latinae (1900–), Leipzig: Teubner; Berlin: De Gruyter; open-access ed., Munich: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
2. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
3. ^ a b du Cange, Charles du Fresne, et al. (1883–1887), Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, augmented ed. by Léopold Favre, Niort: L. Favre
4. ^ Lexicon mediae et infimae Latinitatis Polonorum (1953–), Kraków: Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN; electronic ed. elexicon.scriptores.pl
5. ^ 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