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Latin words first recorded in the 12th century

68 Latin words whose earliest known written record dates from the 12th century, earliest first (page 2). Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. excessivus

    1200–1299

    It is formed in Medieval Latin, from Latin excēdō (“to go beyond, surpass”) + -īvus, on the stem of the past participle ⟨excess-⟩.

  2. exclusivus

    1200–1299

    It is formed in Medieval Latin, from Latin exclūsus + -īvus, from the past participle of exclūdō (“to shut out”).

  3. experimentalis

    1200–1299

    It is from Latin experīmentum (“trial, proof; experience”) + -ālis. Köbler refers it to the medieval verb experīmentō (“to test”) instead.

  4. horizontalis

    1200–1299

    It is from Latin horizōn (“horizon”) + -ālis. The base goes back to Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).

  5. intensivus

    1200–1299

    It is from Latin intendō (“to stretch, strain”), formed in Medieval Latin on ⟨intens-⟩, the stem of its past participle, with the suffix -īvus.

  6. practica

    1200–1299

    It is from Latin practicus (“practical”), its feminine used as a noun. The DMLBS compares the Greek noun πρακτική (praktikḗ, “practical science”), from the adjective πρακτικός (praktikós…

  7. progressivus

    1200

    It is from Latin prōgredior (“to go forward”), formed on the stem ⟨prōgress-⟩ of its participle with the suffix -īvus. The DMLBS derives it from prōgressiō (“advance”) with the same suffix.

  8. gaudiosus

    It is from Latin gaudium (“joy”) + -ōsus. Du Cange took it from French, comparing French joyeux and Occitan gaujous.

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