memoratio

Forms

memorātiō f (genitive memorātiōnis); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin memorō (“to remind, mention”) + -tiō, from memor “mindful”.^[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's earliest source is inscriptions of the 2nd century AD.^[3]

Semantic evolution

It meant the action of remembering, memory, and a mentioning, as in Cornelius Gallus, and in Boethius a recounting.^[2][4][5]

British Medieval Latin used it for remembering, recollection, as opposed to forgetting.^[6]

Timeline

• 2nd century AD – Inscriptions use it.^[3]

Meanings

Noun

1. Remembering, memory, recollection.^[2][6]
2. A mention; a recounting.^[4][5]

Related words

• memorō
• memor
• memoria
• commemorātiō

References

1. ^ a b 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 Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
4. ^ a b 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 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