restauratio

Forms

restaurātiō f (genitive restaurātiōnis); third declension^[1]

Etymology

It is from restaurō “to restore, rebuild” with the suffix -tiō.^[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Lewis & Short and Gaffiot cite the Digest, in legal Latin.^[4][5] Köbler's first source is perhaps an inscription.^[6]

Semantic evolution

It meant a renewal, restoration of a condition, in legal language, as of a servitude.^[2][4]

In Medieval Latin it meant restitution, compensation, and improvement, added value.^[7] British Medieval Latin used it for restoring a person's condition, in medicine, and for the restoration of buildings and objects.^[8] Through Old French it gave English restoration in the late 14th century, “a means of healing; renewing of something lost”.^[3]

Timeline

• 533 AD – The Digest uses it.^[4][6]
• late 14th century – English restoration is recorded.^[3]

Meanings

Noun

1. Renewal, restoration.^[2]
2. (Medieval Latin) Compensation; improvement.^[7]

Related words

• restaurō
• īnstaurō
• English restoration

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. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
4. ^ a b c Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
5. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
6. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
7. ^ a b Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
8. ^ 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