Etymograph

English

traditor

Traditor comes from Latin trāditor ‘betrayer’, and goes back to trādō ‘to hand over’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrādō‘to hand over’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrāditor‘betrayer’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1794traditor

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrādō‘to hand over’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrāditor‘betrayer’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1794traditor

Earliest quotation: 1794, Joseph Milner: “A number of bishops cooperated with him , piqued…”

Linked words

through Latin trādō ‘to hand over’

tray, 3 more

Today it means

noun A deliverer; a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to their persecutors to save their lives.

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Etymograph / Latin trādō / traditor

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