Etymologically

expatricius

Etymology and origin of the Latin word expatricius

Confidence
Established
Formation
Derivation
First attested
528–534 AD, Codex Justinianus
Ultimate origin
Latin patricius
Etymology tree
inherited borrowed derived
Latin patricius
Latin expatricius

Forms

expatricius m (genitive expatriciī); second declension[1][2]

Etymology

It is from Latin ex- (“out of; former”) + patricius (“patrician”).[3][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is known only from one law in the Codex Justinianus, where it stands beside patricius.[4][1][3]

Timeline

  • 528–534 AD – The Codex Justinianus uses it in a law on patricians.[4][3]

Meanings

Noun

  1. (Late Latin) A former patrician, one who has ceased to be a patrician.[4][1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
  2. ^ a b Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  3. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  4. ^ a b c Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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“Expatricius.” Etymologically, 24 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/la/expatricius. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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