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extorris

Etymology and origin of the Latin word extorris

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Confidence
Probable
Formation
Compound
First attested
Accius
Ultimate origin
Latin (ex-,terra)

Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [ɛkˈstɔr.rɪs][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ekˈstɔr.ris][1]

Forms

extorris (neuter extorre); third-declension two-termination adjective[1]

Etymology

It is from ex- and terra “land” with -is.[2][3][1] Wiktionary reports de Vaan's derivation from ⟨*eks-t(o)rs-i-s⟩, with the ablaut of the root of torreō.[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's earliest source is Accius.[4] Köbler dates Accius 170–c. 90 BC.[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant driven from one's country or home, exiled, banished, as in Cicero and Livy's extorris ab solō patriō, extorrem agere was to drive into exile.[2][5]

In Ecclesiastical Latin it means exiled.[6] Medieval Latin used it for apart from, deprived of, stripped of.[7] British Medieval Latin used it also as a noun for a foreigner, and played on its sense “landless”.[8]

Timeline

  • 170–c. 90 BC – Accius uses it.[4]
  • 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.[5][4]
  • 59 BC–17 AD – Livy uses it.[5][4]

Meanings

Adjective

  1. Exiled, banished.[2][3]
  2. (Medieval Latin) Deprived of, stripped of.[7]

Usage notes

Lewis & Short give exsul, profugus, fugitīvus and trānsfuga as synonyms.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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 Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  4. ^ a b c d e Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  5. ^ a b c Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  6. ^ Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson
  7. ^ a b Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
  8. ^ 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
Cite this entry

“Extorris.” Etymologically, 17 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/la/extorris. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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