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bracchiatus

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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [brak.kʰiˈaː.tʊs][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [brak.kiˈaː.tus][1]

Forms

bracchiātus (feminine bracchiāta, neuter bracchiātum); first/second-declension adjective[1] Also spelled brāchiātus.[2]

Etymology

It is from Latin bracchium (“arm”) + -ātus.[2][1] ⟨bracchium⟩ is from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “arm”).[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its earliest source is Columella, of vines with branches like arms.[2][3] Köbler dates Columella to the 1st century AD.[4]

Semantic evolution

Very rare, it meant of trees and vines having branches like arms, branched, as in Columella and Pliny; an inscription uses it of cavalrymen wearing bracelets as decorations.[2][3]

Timeline

  • 1st century AD – Columella uses it of vines.[2][4]
  • 23/24–79 AD – Pliny uses it.[2][4]

Meanings

Adjective

  1. (of trees) Branched.[2]
  2. (military) Wearing bracelets.[2]

References

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