locarium

Forms

locārium n (genitive locāriī or locārī); second declension^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Latin locus (“place”) + -ārium.^[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Varro uses it in De lingua Latina for the rent paid for a place.^[3][4]

Semantic evolution

In Classical Latin it is known from Varro alone, as the rent for a stall in a market, or perhaps the charge for lodging at an inn.^[2][4][3] British Medieval Latin used it in two new senses: an index of place-names, and a set of rules for behaviour in various places.^[5] Köbler dates a medieval record to about 1283.^[6]

Timeline

• 116–27 BC – Varro uses it of rent for a place.^[3][6]
• c. 1283 – It is recorded in Medieval Latin.^[6]

Meanings

Noun

1. Rent paid for a stall in a market, stallage; perhaps the price of lodging.^[2][1][4]
2. (Medieval Latin) An index of place-names.^[5]
3. (Medieval Latin) A set of rules for conduct in various places.^[5]

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 Conte, Gian Biagio; Pianezzola, Emilio; Ranucci, Giuliano (2010), il Latino: Vocabolario della lingua latina, 3rd ed., Florence: Le Monnier
4. ^ a b c Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
5. ^ a b c 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
6. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de