derogatorius

Forms

dērogātōrius (feminine dērogātōria, neuter dērogātōrium); first/second-declension adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin dērogō (“to repeal in part, detract”) + -tōrius.^[2][1] The OLD derives it from the verb;^[2][3][4] Georges and Gaffiot from the agent noun dērogātor.^[2][3][4] dērogō is formed from dē- and rogō (“to ask”),^[1][5] which de Vaan takes to be a denominal verb from Proto-Italic *rogo- (“request; stretching out”).^[6]

Earliest recorded meaning

The jurist Julian, quoted in the Digest, calls one edict “derogatory” of another, that is, a partial repeal or limitation of it.^[7][3][2]

Semantic evolution

The legal sense, modifying or partly repealing a law, is the classical one.^[2][8] The Opus imperfectum in Matthaeum uses it of disparaging speech.^[7][9] In medieval documents it describes clauses that set aside earlier rules, and as a feminine noun it names such a derogatory clause;^[10][11] it also meant detrimental, damaging to someone's standing.^[10][12] English derogatory, from c. 1500, comes from the Late Latin word.^[5]

Timeline

• 1306 – Oxford statutes speak of letters that are not to be “derogatory” of the university's statutes.^[10]
• c. 1500 – English borrows it as derogatory.^[5]

Meanings

Adjective

1. (law) Modifying, making a partial repeal of a law or edict.^[2][8][3]
2. (Late Latin) Disparaging, abusive (of words).^[7][9]
3. (Medieval Latin) Derogatory, detrimental.^[10][12]
4. (Medieval Latin, feminine as noun) A derogatory clause.^[10]

Related words

• English derogatory

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c d Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
4. ^ a b Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
5. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
6. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
7. ^ a b c Thesaurus linguae Latinae (1900–), Leipzig: Teubner; Berlin: De Gruyter; open-access ed., Munich: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
8. ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
9. ^ a b Conte, Gian Biagio; Pianezzola, Emilio; Ranucci, Giuliano (2010), il Latino: Vocabolario della lingua latina, 3rd ed., Florence: Le Monnier
10. ^ a b c d e 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
11. ^ du Cange, Charles du Fresne, et al. (1883–1887), Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, augmented ed. by Léopold Favre, Niort: L. Favre
12. ^ a b Lexicon mediae et infimae Latinitatis Polonorum (1953–), Kraków: Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN; electronic ed. elexicon.scriptores.pl