regionalis
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Pronunciation
Forms
regiōnālis (neuter regiōnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective[1]
Etymology
It is from Latin regiō (“region, district”) + -ālis,[2][3][4] from regō “to direct”.[5]
Earliest recorded meaning
Augustine, in his work on baptism against the Donatists, speaks of a provincial council as opposed to a plenary one.[2][3] Köbler dates Augustine 354–430 AD.[5]
Semantic evolution
It meant of or belonging to a region or province, provincial, and is mainly Late Latin.[2][6] The adverb regiōnāliter “by regions” is older, in Apuleius' On the World and Caelius Aurelianus.[2][6]
In British medieval Latin a regiōnāle concilium was a provincial council, such as one held at Westminster under a papal legate.[6] English regional is recorded in the early 15th century.[4]
Timeline
- c. 125–175 AD – Apuleius uses the adverb regiōnāliter.[2][5]
- 354–430 AD – Augustine speaks of a provincial council.[2][5]
- early 15th century – English regional is recorded.[4]
Meanings
Adjective
Word family
- corregionales
Related words
References
- ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
- ^ a b c d e f g Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ a b Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
- ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
- ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
- ^ a b c 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