intericio

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [ɪn.tɛˈrɪ.ki.oː], [ɪn.tɛrˈjɪ.ki.oː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [in.teˈriː.t͡ʃi.o], [in.terˈjiː.t͡ʃi.o]^[1]

Forms

intericiō (present infinitive intericere, perfect active interiēcī, supine interiectum); third (-iō variant) conjugation^[1] Also interiaciō, and Lucretius splits it in tmesis.^[2]

Etymology

It is from Latin inter- (“between”) + iaciō (“to throw”).^[2][1] De Vaan traces ⟨iaciō⟩ to Proto-Italic *jak-i- (“to throw”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₁- (“to throw, let go”).^[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's earliest citation is from Varro, of placing something between.^[2] Köbler dates Varro 116–27 BC.^[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant to throw or place between, insert; to insert in time, as in Cicero; and to insert into a group or series, make intermediate.^[2]

In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to throw in, interject, add.^[5] Its noun interiectiō gave interjection.^[1]

Timeline

• 116–27 BC – Varro uses it.^[2][4]
• 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of time.^[2][4]

Meanings

Verb

1. To throw or place between, insert.^[2]
2. To insert in time, let pass between.^[2]
3. To insert in a group or series, make intermediate.^[2]
4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) To interject, add.^[5]

Word family

• interiectiō
• interiectīvus
• interjectus
• interiectīvē
• interiectūra

Related words

• abiciō
• adiciō
• circumiciō
• cōniciō
• dēiciō
• disiciō
• ēiciō
• iaciō
• iniciō
• obiciō

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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 Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
5. ^ a b Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson