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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]

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