English
arbitrator
Arbitrator comes from Late Latin arbitror ‘to judge, arbitrate’, and goes back to Latin arbiter.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbiter‘arbitrator, arbiter’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEarbitror‘to judge, arbitrate’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEarbitrātor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arbitrator
- Englishtodayarbitrator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbiter‘arbitrator, arbiter’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEarbitror‘to judge, arbitrate’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEarbitrātor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arbitrator
- Englishtodayarbitrator
Every English word from Latin arbiter
Today it means
noun A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin arbiter / arbitrator