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aequaliter

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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [ae̯ˈkʷaː.lɪ.tɛr][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [eˈkʷaː.li.ter][1]

Forms

aequāliter (comparative aequālius, superlative aequālissimē)[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin aequālis (“equal, even”) + -ter, an adverb; ⟨aequālis⟩ is from aequus (“even, level”).[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's earliest source is Cicero, who has frūmentum aequāliter distribūtum “corn distributed in equal shares”.[3][4] Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.[3]

Semantic evolution

It meant to an equal extent, on a basis of equality, equally, and alike, impartially, as in Cicero and Livy; and uniformly, evenly, regularly, as in Cicero, Vitruvius and Caesar; in Tacitus also steadily, consistently.[2]

British Medieval Latin used it for equally, evenly, as in Bede.[5]

Timeline

  • 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.[2][3]
  • 98–115 AD – Tacitus uses it of steadfastness.[2][3]

Meanings

Adverb

  1. To an equal extent, equally; alike, impartially.[2]
  2. Uniformly, evenly, regularly.[2]
  3. Steadily, consistently.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ a b c d e Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  4. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  5. ^ 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