liquide

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [ˈlɪ.kʷɪ.deː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈliː.kʷi.de]^[1]

Forms

liquidē (comparative liquidius, superlative liquidissimē)^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin liquidus (“liquid, clear”) + -ē, an adverb.^[2][3] ⟨liquidus⟩ is from liqueō (“to be liquid”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *(w)likʷ-ē- (“to be liquid”).^[1][4]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's citations are from Gellius, of a cloudless sky and of clear understanding.^[2][5] Köbler lists Cicero.^[3] Köbler dates Gellius c. 165 AD.^[3]

Semantic evolution

It meant cloudlessly, limpidly, and with clearness of understanding, clearly, the same as liquidō.^[2][5]

British Medieval Latin used it figuratively for fluidly.^[6]

Timeline

• c. 165 AD – Gellius uses it.^[2][3]

Meanings

Adverb

1. Cloudlessly, limpidly.^[2]
2. Clearly, with clear understanding.^[2]

Related words

• liquidus
• liquidō
• liqueō

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
4. ^ 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 Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
6. ^ 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