traditionalis

Forms

trāditiōnālis (neuter trāditiōnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Latin trāditiō (“a handing over”) + -ālis.^[1][2]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler first records it in the Frankish formulae (beginning of the 8th to the 10th century), of something done by way of a gift.^[2]

Semantic evolution

In Medieval Latin it meant relating to a donation,^[3][2] as in traditionalis notitia, a record of a conveyance, which Du Cange refers to traditoria.^[4] Ecclesiastical Latin uses it in the modern sense “traditional”.^[5]

Timeline

• beginning of the 8th century–10th century – The Formulae use it of a gift.^[2]

Meanings

Adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) Concerning a gift or donation.^[3][2]
2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Traditional.^[5]

Related words

• trado

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
3. ^ a b Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
4. ^ du Cange, Charles du Fresne, et al. (1883–1887), Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis, augmented ed. by Léopold Favre, Niort: L. Favre
5. ^ a b Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson