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praeparatio

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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]

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