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imperabiliter

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Forms

imperābiliter (not comparable)[1] Also spelled inperābiliter.[2]

Etymology

It is from imperō “to command” with the suffixes -bilis and -ter.[2][1] De Vaan traces ⟨parō⟩, the base of ⟨imperō⟩, to Proto-Italic *parāje/o-.[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is known only from Cato, quoted by the grammarian Charisius.[4][5][6] Köbler dates Cato 234–149 BC.[6]

Semantic evolution

It meant in an authoritative or imperious manner, authoritatively.[2][4]

Timeline

  • 234–149 BC – Cato uses it.[4][6]

Meanings

Adverb

  1. Authoritatively, imperiously.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
  4. ^ a b c Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  5. ^ a b Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  6. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de