additio

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [adˈdɪ.ti.oː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [adˈdit.t͡si.o]^[1]

Forms

additiō f (genitive additiōnis); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from addō “to add” with the suffix -tiō.^[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's first source is Varro, whom he dates 116–27 BC, and Gaffiot cites his De lingua Latina.^[4][5]

Semantic evolution

It meant the act of adding, addition.^[2] Quintilian speaks of the addition and removal of figures of speech, and Caelius Aurelianus of additions to the body.^[6]

British Medieval Latin used it for adding and expansion, as of adding a letter to a word.^[7] It survives in Italian addizione and Spanish adición, and through Old French adition it gave English addition in the late 14th century, “action of adding numbers”.^[1][3]

Timeline

• 116–27 BC – Varro uses it.^[4][5]
• c. 35–95/96 AD – Quintilian uses it.^[6][4]
• late 14th century – English addition is recorded.^[3]

Meanings

Noun

1. Addition, adding.^[2]

Related words

• addō
• English addition

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
4. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
5. ^ a b Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
6. ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
7. ^ Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press