edictio

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [eːˈdɪk.ti.oː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [eˈdik.t͡si.o]^[1]

Forms

ēdictiō f (genitive ēdictiōnis); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin ēdīcō (“to proclaim, decree”) + -tiō, from ex- and dīcō “to say”.^[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Lewis & Short and Gaffiot cite Plautus, its only author.^[3][4] Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^[5]

Semantic evolution

It meant an order, edict, used for the usual ēdictum, and only in Plautus, who applies it humorously to the orders of ordinary citizens.^[2][3]

Timeline

• c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it in the Captivi and Pseudolus.^[3][5]

Meanings

Noun

1. An order, edict.^[2][3]

Related words

• ēdīcō
• ēdictum
• dīcō

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