I had originally asked this in another posting. but I think it was mistaken for something else. I have opened this thread up to clarify (hopefully) what I am looking for.
Alfry has explained the Italian suffixes -tore and -trice: "They come from Latin '-tor' and '-trix'. In English we have taken many of the '-tor' words: director, protector, reactor, actor. And we have also have a few of the '-trix' form, although they are rarer: protrectrix, directrix (technical sense in mathematics), testatrix, dominatrix."
I took Latin for 2 years in school... may I inquire as to when "trix" was used (in Latin)...was it common usage or not so common? I can't remember it in my classes. What I do recall is that we used "tra" to indicate feminine. I do find this difference intriguing. Was my teacher wrong, did she omit this, or was this something more down the line that I did not get to? (If I had my old notes then I could state more, but this was 10 years ago)
Can anyone please explain the difference here or am I just dyslexic?
Moreover, does this transcend to Italian?
I think I may want to pick up on Latin again!!
LOL
Thanks and Have a Great Day

Alfry has explained the Italian suffixes -tore and -trice: "They come from Latin '-tor' and '-trix'. In English we have taken many of the '-tor' words: director, protector, reactor, actor. And we have also have a few of the '-trix' form, although they are rarer: protrectrix, directrix (technical sense in mathematics), testatrix, dominatrix."
I took Latin for 2 years in school... may I inquire as to when "trix" was used (in Latin)...was it common usage or not so common? I can't remember it in my classes. What I do recall is that we used "tra" to indicate feminine. I do find this difference intriguing. Was my teacher wrong, did she omit this, or was this something more down the line that I did not get to? (If I had my old notes then I could state more, but this was 10 years ago)
Can anyone please explain the difference here or am I just dyslexic?
Moreover, does this transcend to Italian?
I think I may want to pick up on Latin again!!
Thanks and Have a Great Day