English

latron

Latron comes from Latin latrō ‘mercenary, brigand’.

Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatrō‘mercenary, brigand’
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attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatrō‘mercenary, brigand’
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Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *leh₂t- ‘to grant’

idolatry, 3 more

through Latin latrō ‘mercenary, brigand’

larceny, 9 more

Today it means

noun A robber or brigand; one who plunders.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin latrō / latron

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