aequanimus

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [ae̯ˈkʷa.nɪ.mʊs]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [eˈkʷaː.ni.mus]^[1]

Forms

aequanimus (feminine aequanima, neuter aequanimum); first/second-declension adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is a compound of aequus “even, equal” and animus “mind”, and the TLL derives it from the phrase “aequō animō” or from aequanimitās.^[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its source is Ausonius, aequanimus fīam “let me be composed”.^[4][5][6] Köbler dates Ausonius c. 310–394 AD.^[6]

Semantic evolution

It meant mentally calm, even-tempered, patient, composed.^[2][4] English equanimous (1650s) is from a related Latin aequanimis.^[7]

Timeline

• c. 310–394 AD – Ausonius uses it.^[4][6]
• 1650s – English equanimous is recorded.^[7]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Calm, composed, even-tempered.^[2][4]

Word family

• aequanimitās

Related words

• aequus
• animus
• English equanimous

References

1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Thesaurus linguae Latinae (1900–), Leipzig: Teubner; Berlin: De Gruyter; open-access ed., Munich: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
4. ^ a b c d Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
5. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
6. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
7. ^ a b Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com