sociabilis
Forms
sociābilis (neuter sociābile); third-declension two-termination adjective[1]
Etymology
It is from sociō “to unite, share” with the suffix -bilis, from socius “companion”.[2][1][3]
Earliest recorded meaning
Köbler's first source is Livy, whom he dates 59 BC–17 AD, and Livy calls a partnership of two kings sociābilis.[4][5]
Semantic evolution
It meant easily joined in partnership, and of a partnership close, intimate.[2] Lewis & Short note that it is not ante-Augustan and very rare, and Seneca says nature made us sociābilēs.[6] Pliny the Elder uses it of things that can be joined.[5]
Bede and other British Medieval Latin writers used it for sociable, readily associating with others.[7] It survives in Italian sociabile and Spanish sociable, and through French it gave English sociable in the 1550s.[1][3]
Timeline
- 59 BC–17 AD – Livy uses it.[4][5]
- 4 BC–65 AD – Seneca uses it.[6][4]
- 1550s – English sociable is recorded.[3]
Meanings
Adjective
Word family
- īnsociābilis
Related words
References
- ^ a b c 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 Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
- ^ a b c Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ 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