angusticlavius

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [aŋ.ɡʊs.tɪˈkɫaː.wi.ʊs]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [aŋ.ɡus.tiˈklaː.vi.us]^[1]

Forms

angusticlāvius (feminine angusticlāvia, neuter angusticlāvium); first/second-declension adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is from angustus “narrow” and clāvus “stripe on a tunic”, with the suffix ⟨-ius⟩.^[2][3][1] De Vaan traces ⟨angustus⟩ to Proto-Italic *angosto-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emǵʰ-os-to- (“characterised by narrowness”), from the root of angō “to tighten”.^[4] De Vaan traces ⟨clāvus⟩ to Proto-Italic *klāwo- (“closing, barring”).^[4]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its source is Suetonius' life of Otho, of a tribune.^[3][5][6] Köbler dates Suetonius c. 75–c. 150 AD.^[6]

Semantic evolution

It meant having or wearing a narrow purple stripe, the sign of equestrian rank, as of a military tribune of plebeian or equestrian rank.^[2][3][5] French angusticlave is a learned borrowing.^[1]

Timeline

• c. 75–c. 150 AD – Suetonius uses it.^[3][6]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Wearing a narrow purple stripe (of equestrian rank).^[2][3]

Related words

• lāticlāvius
• clāvus
• angustus

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 d e Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
4. ^ a b de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
5. ^ a b 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