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Forms

vērificātiō f (genitive vērificātiōnis); third declension[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin vērificō (“to verify”) + -tiō.[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is a Medieval Latin word, first recorded about 1250 in British sources,[3] meaning verification or proof.[2]

Semantic evolution

In British Medieval Latin it meant verification or proof, used by Roger Bacon, Ockham and the legal treatise Fleta; in law verificatio patriae was proof by a jury.[2] Neo-Latin writers used it for a proof, as one of the parts of a full argument.[4]

English borrowed it in the 1520s as verification.[5]

Timeline

  • c. 1250 – First recorded in British Medieval Latin.[3]
  • 1520s – English borrows it as verification.[5]

Meanings

Noun

  1. (Medieval Latin) Verification, proof.[2][4]
  2. (Medieval Latin, law) verificatio patriae, proof by a jury.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e 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
  3. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  4. ^ a b Ramminger, Johann, Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, www.neulatein.de
  5. ^ a b Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com