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Latin words first recorded in the 2nd century
282 Latin words whose earliest known written record dates from the 2nd century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.
adorabilis
125–175It is from Latin adōrō (“to worship”) + -bilis.
alternatio
125–175It is formed from Latin alternō (“to do by turns, alternate”) + -tiō.
antiae
125–175It is from Proto-Italic *anti (“before, in front of”), the adverb that became ante. De Vaan regards it as a recent nominalization that presupposes an adjective formed from that adverb; it keeps the…
commentator
125–175It is formed from Latin commentor (“to think over, devise”) + -tor. The medieval sense of jailer comes, according to Wiktionary, from the jailer's duty of keeping written records (commentāriī) of…
comoedicus
125–175It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμῳδικός (kōmōidikós, “of comedy”), the adjective of κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from which Latin has cōmoedia.
culpabilis
125–175It is from Latin culpō (“to blame”) + -bilis, the verb from culpa (“fault, blame”).
daemon
125–175It is borrowed from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power, spirit”). Köbler, after Pokorny, connects the Greek word with Proto-Indo-European *dā- (“to divide”), and Etymonline gives a…
disseminatio
125–175It is formed from Latin dissēminō + -tiō, from dissēminō (“to sow broadcast, spread abroad”).
helcium
125–175It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλκίον (helkíon, “yoke”), from ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw, drag”), which Köbler traces to Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull”). The OLD only compares the Greek verb.
impossibilitas
125–175It is from Latin impossibilis (“impossible”) + -tās, itself formed from possibilis (“possible”), from possum (“to be able”).
insulatus
125–175It is from Latin īnsula (“island”) + -ātus, with the form and sense of a perfect passive participle of a verb *īnsulō that is not attested while Latin was spoken.
intimo
125–175It is from Latin intimus (“innermost”) + -ō, a verb made from the adjective. The adjective is the superlative of intus (“within”).
irrationabilis
125–175It is from Latin in- + ratiōnābilis (“reasonable”), with the negative prefix.
lucta
125–175It is from Latin luctor (“to wrestle”), probably a back-formation on the model of pugna (“fight”) beside pugnō (“to fight”). Malkiel, as Wiktionary reports, saw lucta and pugna as forerunners of…
magia
125–175It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía, “magic, sorcery”), the noun of μάγος (mágos, “a member of the Median priestly caste, magus”), the word Latin took over as magus. Etymonline calls…
mediator
125–175It is formed from Latin mediō + -tor, from medius (“middle”).
mino
125–175It is from Latin minor (“to threaten, jut out”), an active collateral form of that deponent. Lewis and Short derive the sense “drive” from the threatening cries of cattle drivers, an old rustic use…
momentarius
125–175It is formed from Latin mōmentum (“movement; moment”) + -ārius. The TLL derives it from the ablative ⟨mōmentō⟩ used as an adverb, “in a moment”, and compares subitārius (“sudden”) and mōmentāneus…
notorius
125–175It is an adjective in ⟨-tōrius⟩. Georges, Gaffiot and Köbler derive it from Latin notō (“to mark, note”); L&S from a noun nōtor, and Wiktionary connects it with nōscō (“to get to know”).
penetratio
125–175It is from Latin penetrō (“to penetrate”) + -tiō.
populosus
125–175It is from Latin populus (“people”) + -ōsus. De Vaan traces populus to Proto-Italic *poplo- (“army”), whose further origin is unknown.
primas
125–175It is from Latin prīmus (“first”) + -ās; the TLL compares optimās. prīmus goes back to the Proto-Italic superlative *prī̆-isamo- (“first”).
proximo
125–175It is formed from Latin proximus (“nearest, next”) + -ō. De Vaan lists proximus among the derivatives of prope “near”.
scrutinium
125–175It is from Latin scrūtor (“to search, examine”); the OLD calls the ending obscure.
secretarium
125–175It is from Latin sēcrētus (“set apart, secret”) + -ārium.
sessus
125–175It is from Latin sedeō (“to sit”) + -tus, an action noun. Classical Latin has it only once, in Apuleius, but it lives on in most Romance languages: Romanian șes, Catalan ses, Old French ses and…
silentiosus
125–175It is from Latin silentium (“silence”) + -ōsus, and so goes back to sileō (“to be silent”).
suculentus
125–175It is formed from Latin sūcus (“juice, sap”) + -ulentus.
suspectio
125–175It is from Latin suspiciō (“to look up at; to suspect”) + -tiō.
vegetatio
125–175It is from Latin vegetō (“to enliven, invigorate”) + -tiō.
lumino
134It is from Latin lūmen (“light”) + -ō. According to the TLL it was formed from ⟨lūmen⟩ after the much older and commoner illūminō, which appears already in the Rhetorica ad Herennium and Cicero.
arcarius
140–180It is from Latin arca (“chest, money-box”) + -ārius. The noun is the adjective used substantively.
condicionalis
140–180It is from Latin condiciō (“condition, term”) + -ālis. That noun comes from condīcō (“to agree upon, promise”). Conte calls the adjective Late Latin.
depretio
140–180It is formed from Latin dē- (“down”) + pretium (“price”) + -ō.
duplo
140–180It is from Latin duplus (“double, twofold”) + -ō.
evictio
140–180It is formed from Latin ēvincō + -tiō, the noun of action of the verb meaning “to recover at law”. Wiktionary analyses it as the past participle ēvictus with the same suffix. The verb is formed from…
obligatorius
140–180It is formed from Latin obligō + -tōrius, from the verb “to bind, put under obligation”.
proclamatio
140–180It is formed from Latin prōclāmō + -tiō, a noun of action from the verb meaning “to cry out”.
substitutio
140–180It is formed from Latin substituō (“to put in place of another”) + -tiō.
syndicus
140–180It is borrowed from Ancient Greek σύνδικος (súndikos, “advocate”), formed from σύν (sún, “together”) and δίκη (díkē, “justice, right”). As an adjective the Greek word meant “belonging jointly to”…
transcriptio
140–180It is from Latin trānscrībō + -tiō, a noun of action from the verb meaning “to copy out; to transfer in writing”. The verb is formed with trāns- on scrībō (“to write”), which de Vaan traces to…
dramaticus
150–199It is borrowed from Ancient Greek δραματικός (dramatikós, “dramatic, of plays”). The Greek adjective is formed from δρᾶμα (drâma, “deed, action; play”).
fraxo
150–199The origin is uncertain. The OLD compares, with a perhaps, Ancient Greek φράσσω (phrássō). Georges reports Bugge's derivation from frangō (“to break”) through its participle ⟨frāctus⟩, formed as…
groma
150–199It is borrowed from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn), the name Festus says the Greeks gave to the instrument. The TLL holds that the Etruscans borrowed the Greek word first and the Romans took it from…
hirrio
150–199It is imitative, a word for a sound. The TLL compares other imitative words such as German girren.
inaccessibilis
150–200It is from Latin in- (“not”) + accessibilis (“approachable”).
miniscor
150–199The origin is uncertain. The OLD and the TLL connect it with meminī, and the TLL refers to comminīscor for more. De Vaan considers the forms given by Festus, ⟨minīscī⟩ and ⟨mentus⟩, untrustworthy…
oscillo
150–200It is from Latin ōscillum (“swing”) + -ō. The OLD calls the origin of this noun unknown, unless it developed from its homonym meaning “little face”, a diminutive of ōs “mouth, face”, used of masks…
parenthesis
150–199It is borrowed from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis, “insertion”), literally a putting in beside, from παρα- (para-, “beside”) and ἐν (en, “in”) and a form of the verb for to put.
puro
150–199It is from Latin pūrus (“clean, pure”) + -ō; the OLD compares impūrātus (“filthy”). The adjective goes back to Proto-Italic *pūro- (“pure”) and Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ú-ro- (“clear, cleansed”).
regimentum
150–199It is from Latin regō (“to direct, rule”) + -mentum, a post-classical extension of regimen. De Vaan reconstructs the verb as Proto-Italic *reg-e/o-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-e/o- (“to…
tudes
150–200It is from Latin tundō (“to strike, beat”), formed on its root ⟨tud-⟩ with the suffix -ēs. The verb goes back to Proto-Italic *(s)tund- and Proto-Indo-European *(s)tu-n-d- (“to thrust”), the root of…
zeta
150–200It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta, “zeta”), the name of the Greek letter.
abominatio
160–220It is an action noun from Latin abōminor (“to deprecate as an ill omen, abhor”), with the suffix -tiō. The verb is formed from ab and ōmen.
acceptabilis
160–220It is from Latin acceptō (“to receive, accept”) + -bilis, an adjective of the later language.
accessibilis
160–220It is from Latin accēdō (“to approach”) + -bilis, formed on the participle stem ⟨access-⟩ of the verb; Wiktionary connects it with the noun accessus (“approach, entrance”).
adhaerentia
160–220It is from Latin adhaerēns + -ia, from the present participle of adhaereō (“to cling to”).
aeon
160–220It is borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, eternity”). The Greek word goes back to Proto-Hellenic *aiwṓn and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force, life”).
alba
160–220It is from Latin albus (“white”), its feminine used as a noun, with a word for a tunic or garment understood.
alleluia
160–220It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), which is from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh, “praise Jah”), made of הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) and יָהּ (yɔh), a short form of…