Etymologically

AD 1–100

Latin words first recorded in the 1st century

382 Latin words whose earliest known written record dates from the 1st century, earliest first (page 7). Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. spintria

    98–115

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek σφιγκτήρ (sphinktḗr, “band, binding; sphincter”) according to Wiktionary, Köbler and Georges, with reference to the anal sphincter. The OLD compares σφίγκτης…

  2. summitas

    98–117

    It is formed from Latin summus (“highest, topmost”) + -tās.

  3. Vandalus

    98–115

    It is a Germanic tribal name, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz. Wiktionary traces this to Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid”), and Köbler compares *wandōn (“to turn”).

  4. clipeolum

    100–199

    It is from Latin clipeus (“round shield”) + -olum, a diminutive; Georges forms it from the neuter by-form ⟨clipeum⟩, and the TLL allows either.

  5. collisio

    100–299

    It is from Latin collīdō (“to strike together”) + -tiō, that verb being a compound of con- and laedō (“to strike, hurt”).

  6. fratellus

    100–150

    It is from Latin frāter (“brother”) + -lus (“diminutive suffix”). Conte gives it as the source of Italian fratello (“brother”), in spoken Latin.

  7. gratitudo

    100–199

    It is from Latin grātus (“pleasing, thankful”) + -tūdō. Its base goes back to Proto-Italic *gʷrātos and Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.

  8. icon

    100–170

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). The TLL notes that it keeps the Greek accusative ending ⟨-ōn⟩, and that the Late Latin variant icona arose from the…

  9. infestatio

    100

    It is formed from Latin īnfēstō (“to attack, molest”) + -tiō, the verb being from Latin infestus (“hostile”).

  10. maioritas

    100–199

    It is from Latin maior (“greater”) + -tās, a derivative of the comparative of magnus (“great”).

  11. mantis

    100–199

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “seer, prophet”). Beekes takes the Greek word to be derived from μαίνομαι (maínomai, “to rage, be inspired”), though the vowel of its stem would…

  12. necromantia

    100–199

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía, “necromancy”), from νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse”) and μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). Later manuscripts spell it with ⟨nicr-⟩ and ⟨nigr-⟩…

  13. offendix

    100–199

    It is from Latin ob- + *fendīx. The second part goes back to Proto-Italic *fendīx and Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”). The OLD compares Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnáti, “binds”) and English bind.

  14. passivus

    100–199

    1. The adjective meaning “spread about” is from Latin pandō (“to spread out”), formed with -īvus on its participle passus (“spread out”). The TLL compares passim “here and there”. 2. The adjective…

  15. promotor

    100

    It is from Latin prōmoveō (“to move forward, advance”) with the agent suffix -tor. The DMLBS derives the medieval word from the past participle prōmōtus.

  16. proprio

    100–199

    It is from Latin proprius (“one's own”) in the dictionaries' view. The TLL, noting the archaic form ⟨propriāssit⟩ in Festus, suggests instead that the verb is old and was formed from prō and a verb…

  17. rectitudo

    100–199

    It is formed from Latin rēctus (“straight”) + -tūdō, whose base is the participle of regō (“to guide, rule”).

  18. repauso

    100–299

    It is from Latin re- (“back, again”) + pausō (“to halt, rest”), the verb made from pausa (“pause, halt”).

  19. salsicius

    100–199

    It is from Latin salsus (“salted”) + -īcius. The DMLBS explains salsus as the past participle of sallō (“to salt”).

  20. sequela

    100

    It is formed from Latin sequor + -ēla, from sequor (“to follow”). The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

  21. subiectivus

    100–150

    It is from Latin subiectus + -īvus, from the past participle of subiciō (“to place under; to add”); the OLD derives it from the verb itself.

  22. variabilis

    100–199

    It is from Latin variō + -bilis.

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