restauratio
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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
Meanings
Noun
- Renewal, restoration.[2]
- (Medieval Latin) Compensation; improvement.[7]
Related words
- restaurō
- īnstaurō
- English restoration
References
- ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
- ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
- ^ a b c Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
- ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
- ^ a b Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
- ^ 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