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indicatura

Etymology and origin of the Latin word indicatura

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First attested
Pliny the Elder
Ultimate origin
Latin (dicō)
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Latin indico
Latin indicatio
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Latin indicatura

Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [ɪn.dɪ.kaːˈtuː.ra][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [in.di.kaˈtuː.ra][1]

Forms

indicātūra f (genitive indicātūrae); first declension[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin indicō (“to point out, put a price on”) + -ūra.[2][1] ⟨indicō⟩ is from in- and dicō (“to proclaim, dedicate”).[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is found in Pliny the Elder, whom Köbler dates 23/24–79 AD.[3][4][5]

Semantic evolution

It meant the setting of a price on a thing, valuation, and value, worth, the same as indicātiō, and Lewis & Short call it Plinian.[2][3]

Timeline

  • 23/24–79 AD – Pliny the Elder uses it.[3][5]

Meanings

Noun

  1. Valuation; value, worth.[2][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 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
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“Indicatura.” Etymologically, 17 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/la/indicatura. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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