investitor

Forms

investitor m (plural investitori)^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Romanian investi + -tor, with the agent suffix.^[2][3][1] investi “to invest” is from French investir and Latin investire, according to MDA2, or French and Italian investire, according to Marcu and Maneca.^[4][5]

Meanings

Noun

1. An investor: a person or legal entity that makes an investment, placing capital in an enterprise.^[2][3]

Adjective

1. That invests: o firmă investitoare.^[2][3]

Related words

• investiție

Usage notes

It is distinct from învestitor, the person who formally invests someone with a right or an office, which MDA2 takes from Italian investitore.^[6]

References

1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 521
3. ^ a b c Marcu, Florin (2000), Marele dicționar de neologisme, București: Saeculum Vizual, p. s.v. investitor
4. ^ Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 1158
5. ^ Marcu, Florin; Maneca, Constant (1986), Dicționar de neologisme, 3rd ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, p. s.v. investi
6. ^ Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 1268