Etymology

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Vulgar Latin *latimarus ← Latin lătīnārius
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  1. Latin · derived fromlătīnārius“interpreter; Latinophone”
  2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*latimarus“translator, interpreter”
  3. English todayLattimore

From Vulgar Latin *latimarus (“translator, interpreter”), from Latin lătīnārius (“interpreter; Latinophone”).

Words from the same roots

Vulgar Latin*latimarus all →

latimer

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.