facul

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [ˈfa.kʊɫ]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈfaː.kul]^[1]

Forms

facul (not comparable)^[1]

Etymology

It is an old form of the adverb facile “easily”, from facilis “easy”; de Vaan lists it among the derivatives of faciō.^[2][3][4] De Vaan traces ⟨faciō⟩ to Proto-Italic *fak-i-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-k- (“to make”), an extension of *dʰeh₁- (“to put”).^[4]

Earliest recorded meaning

Its earliest source is Pacuvius, and Accius and Lucilius also use it.^[5][6][4] Köbler dates Pacuvius 220–130 BC.^[5]

Semantic evolution

It meant easily, the same as facile, and is found only in early tragedy and satire.^[2][6][4]

Timeline

• 220–130 BC – Pacuvius uses it.^[6][5]
• 170–c. 90 BC – Accius uses it.^[6][5]

Meanings

Adverb

1. Easily.^[2][6]

Related words

• facilis
• facile
• difficilis

References

1. ^ a b c 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. ^ Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
4. ^ a b c d de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
5. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
6. ^ a b c d e Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.