900s
Latin words first recorded in the 10th century
27 Latin words whose earliest known written record dates from the 10th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.
solidata
903It is a medieval formation from Latin solidus (“solidus, shilling”), the coin.
bancalis
907It is a derivative of Medieval Latin bancus (“bench”). Köbler, however, calls its origin unclear.
faldistolium
915–924It is borrowed from Frankish *faldistōl (“folding stool, folding chair”). The MLW compares Old High German faldistuol and Köbler faldilstuol (“folding chair, seat of office”), which he traces to…
occasionalis
919It is from Latin occāsiō (“opportunity”) + -ālis.
plata
941It is probably from Vulgar Latin *plattus (“flat”), a Vulgar Latin adjective formed on the model of Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat, broad”). Köbler likewise refers it to the Greek adjective…
firma
945The origin is disputed. It is, according to the DMLBS and Niermeyer, borrowed from Old English feorm (“food, provision, feast”); Niermeyer and Köbler add that its sense was influenced by firmus…
collaborator
948It is from Latin collabōrō (“to work together”) + -tor, an agent noun.
blancus
950–959It is borrowed from Frankish *blank (“white”), from a Germanic adjective that Köbler gives as Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, shining”); Niermeyer likewise calls it Germanic. Köbler connects it…
levata
954It is from Latin levō (“to raise, lift”), a Medieval Latin formation. The verb is formed from levis (“light”), which goes back to Proto-Italic *leχu- and Proto-Indo-European *h1legwh-u-. Du Cange…
rupta
954It is from Latin rumpō (“to break”): the feminine of its past participle, used as a noun. Etymonline explains the sense “road” as a way broken open through a forest, and the sense “troop” as a band…
recommendo
961It is from Latin re- + commendō (“to entrust, commend”), formed in Medieval Latin.
soma
975–994It is borrowed from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
dorsarium
978–1016It is from Latin dorsum (“back”) + -ārium. Niermeyer treats it as the same word as ⟨dorsale⟩, which Du Cange explains as a hanging so called because it hangs at the back of a person sitting. The…
legitimo
983–993It is a medieval formation from Latin lēgitimus (“lawful, legitimate”) + -ō, ultimately from lēx (“law”).
salvitas
986It is from Latin salvus + -tās, formed in Medieval Latin.
principissa
989It is from Latin prīnceps (“prince, ruler”) + -issa.
bordum
992It is borrowed from Frankish *bord (“board, plank”). Köbler traces the Germanic word to Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board, table”), and that to Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥dʰo- (“board”), perhaps from a…
pizza
997The origin is uncertain. According to the NGML it is borrowed from Italian pizza, which may in turn come from Greek πίττα (pítta); the NGML marks the Greek source with a question mark. Du Cange…
bancus
1000–1099It is borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“raised place, bench”). The MLW compares Old High German banc. Köbler refers the Germanic word further to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to bend”).
cusinus
1000It is from Latin cōnsobrīnus (“cousin”), through its Romance outcome. The usual explanation, which the GMLC reports, takes the Romance word as a shortened form of it; Corominas, whom the GMLC…
differentialis
1000–1099It is from Latin differentia (“difference”) + -ālis, a Medieval Latin formation. differentia comes from differō (“to differ”), a compound of dis- and ferō (“to carry”).
disturbium
1000It is from Latin disturbō (“to throw into disorder”). The DMLBS compares Anglo-Norman desturbe and Old French destorbe, and the GMLC Catalan destorb.
elixir
1000–1099It is borrowed from Arabic الإكسير (al-iksīr, “the philosopher's stone; healing powder”), which probably comes from Late Greek ξήριον (xḗrion, “powder for drying wounds”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
foraneus
1000–1099It is from Latin forās (“out of doors, outside”), formed on the model of extrāneus (“external, foreign”). Etymonline derives it from forīs (“outside”).
hulca
1000–1099The DMLBS takes it from Old English hulc and Middle English hulk, and Niermeyer and Köbler also call it Germanic; Köbler adds Proto-Germanic *hulka, which he glosses as perhaps “hollow”. The MLW…
Russia
1000–1099It is a Latinisation, made in the 11th century, from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Köbler gives it as a variant of Ruscia and connects it with Ruscus. The DMLBS compares russus (“red”) and Old Norse…
scaccus
1000–1099It is borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king (in chess)”), from Persian شاه (šāh, “king”). Köbler compares Old French eschac (“chess”).