praeparatio

Forms

praeparātiō f (genitive praeparātiōnis); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from praeparō “to prepare” with the suffix -tiō, from prae- and parō “to make ready”.^[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's earliest citation is from Cicero, “preparation”.^[2] Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant the action of getting ready, preparation, as in Cicero's De officiis and Tusculans, and a thing prepared.^[2][5] Quintilian uses it in rhetoric.^[5]

British Medieval Latin used it for preparation, and for the day of preparation before the Sabbath.^[6] Through Old French it gave English preparation in the late 14th century.^[3]

Timeline

• 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^[2][4]
• c. 35–95/96 AD – Quintilian uses it.^[5][4]
• late 14th century – English preparation is recorded.^[3]

Meanings

Noun

1. A getting ready, preparation.^[2]
2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) The day of preparation.^[6]

Related words

• praeparō
• parō
• English preparation

References

1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
4. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
5. ^ a b c 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