latimer

latimer · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromlatinarius“interpreter, speaker of Latin”
2. Vulgar Latin · derived fromlatimarus
3. Old French · derived fromlatimier
4. English todaylatimer

From Old French latimier, latinier (“interpreter”), etc. and directly from Vulgar Latin latimarus, from Latin latinarius (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”), from lingua Latina + -arius (“-ary”). Equivalent to Latin + -er and compare Latiner.

Latimer · proper noun, noun²

From latimer (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”), q.v. The village was named after a landowner with this name.

Words from the same roots