arrogator

noun

a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess

Roots

adar- · Latin · to, toward rogarerog- · Latin · to ask, claim atusat- · Latin · verbal stem formative or-or · Latin · one who does

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Where does arrogator come from?

The word arrogator breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: ar-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); rog, from Latin rogare (“to ask, claim”); at, from Latin atus (“verbal stem formative”); and -or, from Latin or (“one who does”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.