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Etymology and origin of the Latin word personaticum

Confidence
Established
Formation
Derivation
First attested
1057
Ultimate origin
Latin persōna
Etymology tree
inherited borrowed derived
Latin persona
French personne
German Person
Italian persona
Latin personaticum
From the same root
French personnage ← personne
Italian personaggio ← persona

Forms

persōnāticum n (genitive persōnāticī); second declension[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin persōna (“person, (Medieval Latin) parson”).[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler first finds it in a charter of 1057,[1] meaning the office of a parson.[2][1]

Semantic evolution

It belongs to medieval church law: Niermeyer defines it as the office of a parson,[2] and Köbler as a parish or benefice,[1] from the medieval sense of persona as a dignitary or parson.[1]

Timeline

  • 1057 – A charter has it.[1]

Meanings

Noun

  1. (Medieval Latin) The office of a parson; a parish or benefice.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  2. ^ a b c Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
Cite this entry

“Personaticum.” Etymologically, 24 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/la/personaticum. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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