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caelator

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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [ˈkae̯.ɫoː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.lo][1]

Forms

caelātor m (genitive caelātōris); third declension[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin caelō (“to engrave, carve in relief”) + -tor.[2][3][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's earliest source is Cicero, who uses it in the Verrines.[4][3] Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant a worker in bas-relief, a chaser or engraver of metal, as in Cicero and Quintilian, and an inscription names an engraver of the imperial household.[2][3][5]

British Medieval Latin used it for a carver, engraver, glossed Old English grǣfere.[6]

Timeline

  • 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.[3][4]
  • c. 35–95/96 AD – Quintilian uses it.[3][4]

Meanings

Noun

  1. An engraver, chaser, worker in relief.[2][3]

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