paternoster

paternoster · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromPater noster“our father”
2. Old English · inherited fromPaternoster
3. Middle English · inherited frompaternoster
4. English todaypaternoster

From Middle English paternoster, pater noster, from Old English Paternoster, from Latin Pater noster (“our father”) (the first two words of the Oratio Dominica (“the Lord's prayer”)), from pater (“father”) + noster (“our”). The lift and the fishing equipment are named from their resemblance to a rosary.

Paternoster · proper noun²

1. Latin · borrowed frompater“father”
2. English todayPaternoster

From Latin pater (“father”) + noster (“ours”).

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