applicatio

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [ap.plɪˈkaː.ti.oː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ap.pliˈkat.t͡si.o]^[1]

Forms

applicātiō f (genitive applicātiōnis); third declension^[1] It is also spelled adplicātiō.^[2]

Etymology

It is from applicō “to attach, apply” with the suffix -tiō.^[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's first source is Cicero, whom he dates 81–43 BC, and Lewis & Short note it is found only in Cicero.^[4][5]

Semantic evolution

It meant an attaching, joining, and in Cicero's Laelius an inclination of the mind; it was also the attachment of a client to a patron, and the patron's right to inherit from a client who died without heirs.^[2][5][6]

British Medieval Latin used it for bringing into contact, as of a lighted candle, and in astrology.^[7] Through Old French aplicacion it gave English application in the early 15th century, “the bringing of something to bear on something else”.^[3]

Timeline

• 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^[4][5]
• early 15th century – English application is recorded.^[3]

Meanings

Noun

1. An attaching, joining; inclination.^[2][5]
2. The attachment of a client to a patron.^[2]

Related words

• applicō
• plicō
• English application

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e 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 Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
5. ^ a b c d Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
6. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
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