calcatorium

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Latin

Etymology

From calcāre (to trample) +‎ -tōrium (-ory: forming locations), from calx (heel) + -āre (forming verbs).

Pronunciation

Noun

calcātōrium n (genitive calcātōriī or calcātōrī); second declension

  1. winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • English: calcatory

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