partitio
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Pronunciation
Forms
partītiō f (genitive partītiōnis); third declension[1]
Etymology
It is from partiō “to share, divide” with the suffix -tiō, from pars “part”.[2][1][3]
Earliest recorded meaning
Köbler's first source is the Rhetorica ad Herennium, which he dates 86/82 BC.[4]
Semantic evolution
It meant sharing out, distribution, division, as in Cicero, and in rhetoric the division of a speech into sections, the enumeration of its parts.[2][5]
British Medieval Latin used it for division, distribution of land, the division of a written work, and in astronomy.[6] Through Old French particion it gave English partition about 1400.[3] Through Old French parçon “share” and parçonier “joint owner” it also gave parcener and English partner.[3]
Timeline
- 86/82 BC – The Rhetorica ad Herennium uses it.[4]
- 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of division.[2][4]
- c. 1300 – English partner is recorded.[3]
- c. 1400 – English partition is recorded.[3]
Meanings
Noun
Related words
- pars
- partiāliter
- partiārius
- partiātim
- partibilis
- particeps
- participālis
- participātiō
- participātor
- participātum
- partiō
- English partition
- English partner
References
- ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
- ^ a b c d e Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ^ a b c d e Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
- ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
- ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
- ^ 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