Etymology

adjutor

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Today it means: An adjutant; a helper or assistant. Full definition →

Latin adiūtor
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adjutor · noun1

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromadiūtor“helper, assistant”
  2. English todayadjutor

Learned borrowing from Latin adiūtor (“helper, assistant”), from adiuvō (“help, assist”).

adjutor · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromadiūtōrium“humerus”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromadiutoire
  3. English todayadjutor

Borrowed from Middle French adiutoire, adjutoire, from Latin adiūtōrium (“humerus”). Ultimately a doublet of etymology 1.

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