Editing Sator Square (section)

===Individual words===

The words are in Latin, and the following translations are known by scholars:<ref name=Fishwick/><ref name=Baines/>

:;{{lang|la|SATOR}}: (nominative noun; from {{lang|la|serere}}, "to sow") sower, planter, founder, progenitor ([[List of Roman agricultural deities#Other indigitamenta|usually divine]]); originator; literally 'seeder';<ref name=Fishwick/><ref name=Baines/>
:;{{lang|la|AREPO}} : unknown word, perhaps a proper name, either invented to complete the palindrome or of a non-Latin origin (see [[#Arepo interpretations|§ Arepo interpretations]]);<ref name=Fishwick/><ref name=Baines/>
:;{{lang|la|TENET}} : (verb; from {{lang|la|tenere}}, 'to hold') he/she/it holds, keeps, comprehends,  possesses, masters, preserves, sustains;<ref name=Fishwick/><ref name=Baines/>
:;{{lang|la|OPERA}} : (ablative [see [[wiktionary:opera#Latin|opera]]] singular noun) service, pains, labor; care, effort, attention;<ref name=Fishwick/><ref name=Baines/>
:;{{lang|la|ROTAS}} : ({{lang|la|rotās}}, accusative plural of {{lang|la|rota}}) wheels. <ref name=Fishwick/><ref name=Baines/>