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allaudo

Etymology and origin of the Latin word allaudo

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Compound
First attested
Plautus
Ultimate origin
Latin (laudō)
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Latin laudo
Latin allaudo

Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [alˈlau̯.doː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [alˈlaːu̯.do][1]

Forms

allaudō (present infinitive allaudāre, perfect active allaudāvī, supine allaudātum); first conjugation[1] Also spelled adlaudō.[2][3]

Etymology

It is from Latin ad- + laudō (“to praise”).[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Lewis & Short cite Plautus' Mercator, ingenium adlaudat meum “he praises my talent”.[3] Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant to praise, commend, extol.[2][3]

Timeline

  • c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.[3][4]

Meanings

Verb

  1. To praise, commend.[2][3]

Word family

  • allaudabilis

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ a b c d e Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  4. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
Cite this entry

“Allaudo.” Etymologically, 17 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/la/allaudo. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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