Middle English calkelatour adapts Latin calculātor with vernacular vowel and consonant spelling.
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calkelatour
one who counts or computes; a mathematician
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity and Late Latin · arithmetic teachercalculātor
a teacher of arithmetic; a calculating person
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The Latin arithmetic teacher or reckoner remains a person who counts or computes.
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Calculator — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: borrowed from Latin calculātor
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