English
formator
Formator comes from Latin fōrmātor ‘former’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmātor‘former’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011formator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrmātor‘former’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011formator
Earliest quotation: 2011, Basil Cole: “The second sign is related to the infused theological…”
Equivalent to form + -ate + -or
first attested First attested in 1656 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1656.
Every English word from Latin fōrmātor
Today it means
noun A symbol that indicates a relationship between designators.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fōrmātor / formator