English
gladiatory
Gladiatory comes from Latin gladiatorius ‘gladiatorial’, and goes back to gladiātor.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgladiātor‘gladiator, swordsman’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgladiatorius‘gladiatorial’
- Englishtodaygladiatory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgladiātor‘gladiator, swordsman’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgladiatorius‘gladiatorial’
- Englishtodaygladiatory
Every English word from Latin gladiātor
Today it means
adj gladiatorial
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gladiātor / gladiatory