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reditio

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Forms

reditiō f (genitive reditiōnis); third declension[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin redeō (“to return”) + -tiō, from re- and eō “to go”.[2][1] De Vaan traces ⟨eō⟩ to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”).[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's earliest source is Plautus.[4] Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant a going or coming back, return, and Lewis & Short call it very rare beside the usual reditus.[2][5]

British Medieval Latin used it for a return.[6]

Timeline

  • c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.[4]

Meanings

Noun

  1. A return, coming back.[2][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. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
  4. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  5. ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  6. ^ 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