Etymologically

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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 (page 3). Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. hostilitas

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin hostīlis + -tās, on the model of words such as cīvīlitās. The adjective comes from hostis (“enemy”).

  2. humiliatio

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin humiliō + -tiō, the verb being made from humilis (“low, humble”). Wiktionary derives it directly from the adjective.

  3. humilio

    160–220

    It is from Latin humilis (“low, humble”) + -ō. The TLL thinks the less often transmitted form ⟨humilo⟩ is the better one, formed like levō and contristō, and suggests that ⟨humilio⟩ may have been…

  4. idioticus

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰδιωτικός (idiōtikós, “of a private person; unskilled, uneducated”), from ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “unskilled person, layman”), the source of idiōta. Georges and Gaffiot…

  5. illuminatio

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin illūminō + -tiō, the verb being made from lūmen (“light”) with the prefix in-.

  6. inauguratio

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin inaugurō + -tiō.

  7. incensum

    160–220

    Used as a noun, it is the neuter past participle from Latin incendō (“to set on fire”). In the Latin Bible it usually renders Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama, “incense”). Isidore of Seville explained the…

  8. incubator

    160–220

    It is from Latin incubō (“to lie on”) + -tor.

  9. indivisibilis

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin in- (“not”) + dīvīsibilis (“divisible”), the adjective of possibility made from dīvidō (“to divide”).

  10. innovatio

    160–220

    It is from Latin innovō (“to renew; to alter”) + -tiō. Etymonline describes it as a noun of action from the participle stem of that verb, which is formed from in- (“into”) and novus (“new”).

  11. inspiratio

    160–220

    It is from Latin īnspīrō (“to breathe into”) + -tiō. The verb is in- with spīrō (“to breathe”), which de Vaan takes to be possibly an onomatopoeic imitation of the sound of breathing, with no direct…

  12. insufficiens

    160–220

    It is from Latin in- + sufficiēns (“sufficient”), the negative prefix with the present participle of sufficiō (“to be enough”).

  13. intellectualis

    160–220

    It is from Latin intellēctus (“understanding”) + -ālis. The noun intellēctus is the past participle of intellegō (“to understand, discern”) used as a noun.

  14. interrogativus

    160–220

    It is from Latin interrogō (“to ask, question”), formed on its past participle stem ⟨interrogāt-⟩.

  15. invincibilis

    160–220

    It is from Latin in- + vincibilis (“conquerable”). The adjective is formed on vincō (“to conquer”). Conte labels the word Late Latin.

  16. involuntarius

    160–220

    It is from Latin in- + voluntārius (“voluntary”). Conte labels it Late Latin.

  17. iudaismus

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaïsmós), the Greek word it renders wherever it occurs, formed from Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos, “Jew”).

  18. iustificatio

    160–220

    It is from Latin iūstificō (“to justify”) + -tiō, itself from iūstus (“just”) and -ficō (“to make”). Ambrose already noted that it was derived from iūstitia. In the Bible translations it renders…

  19. iustifico

    160–220

    It is from Latin iūstus (“just”) + faciō (“to make”). Lewis & Short and Etymonline derive it from iūstificus “acting justly”. Augustine explains that a sinner is justified when he is made just from…

  20. laicus

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (lāïkós, “of the people, common”), a derivative of λαός (laós, “people, folk”). The origin of the Greek noun is unknown; Beekes considers it rather Pre-Greek.

  21. lanceo

    160–220

    It is from Latin lancea (“light spear, lance”). It lives on in Italian lanciare, French lancer, Catalan llançar, Spanish lanzar and Portuguese lançar, and through Old French lancier in English launch.

  22. martyrium

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “testimony, proof”). The Greek word belongs with μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”), the source of Latin martyr.

  23. molinus

    160–220

    It is from Latin mola (“millstone, mill”) + -īnus, although Wiktionary forms it from molō (“to grind”) instead.

  24. momentaneus

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin mōmentō (“in a moment”), the ablative, used as an adverb, on the model of temporāneus (“timely”), according to the TLL, which follows Leumann. Wiktionary derives it from…

  25. monarchia

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía, “absolute rule”), literally “rule of one”, from μόνος (mónos, “alone”) and the stem of ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”). Isidore of Seville explained it…

  26. mundialis

    160–220

    It is from Latin mundus (“world”) + -ālis, formed like māteriālis (“material”), according to the TLL.

  27. nativitas

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin nātīvus + -tās. The adjective nātīvus (“native, original”) is derived from nāscor (“to be born”) and its participle nātus, which go back to Proto-Italic *gnāto- (“born”) and…

  28. nuditas

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin nūdus + -tās, from the adjective “naked”.

  29. obiectio

    160–220

    It is from Latin obiciō (“to throw before, oppose”) + -tiō.

  30. operator

    160–220

    It is from Latin operor (“to work”) + -tor, an agent noun. De Vaan explains operor as a late back-formation from operātus (“busy, absorbed”), an adjective made from opera (“effort, activity”); that…

  31. oppositio

    160–220

    It is from Latin oppōnō (“to set against”) + -tiō, formed on the participle stem ⟨opposit-⟩. The verb is ob- (“against”) and pōnō (“to put”).

  32. paradigma

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern, model, example”), a noun from παραδείκνυμι (paradeíknumi, “to exhibit, show side by side”), formed from παρά (pará, “beside”) and…

  33. paradisus

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos, “park, garden; paradise”). Etymonline traces the Greek word to an Iranian source like Avestan pairidaeza (“enclosure, park”), a compound…

  34. pascha

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), which is from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésaḥ). Christian writers argued about its origin. Lactantius and…

  35. patriarcha

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “head of a family, patriarch”), from πατριά (patriá, “family, clan”) and ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”). Isidore of Seville explained the word as…

  36. perditio

    160–220

    It is from Latin perdō (“to destroy, lose”) + -tiō, a noun of action. Etymonline describes it as formed on the past-participle stem of perdō, made of per- and the verb dō (“to give, put”).

  37. persecutor

    160–220

    It is an agent noun formed from Latin persequor (“to follow persistently, pursue”) + -tor. Isidore of Seville explained the related participle ⟨persecūtus⟩ as “followed through to the end”.

  38. perversio

    160–220

    It is from Latin pervertō (“to overturn, distort”) + -tiō, a noun of action. pervertō is formed from per- and vertō (“to turn”).

  39. philosophicus

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφικός (philosophikós, “philosophical”), from φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge”), and amounts to philosophia with the suffix -icus. The TLL points…

  40. pinnaculum

    160–220

    It is from Latin pinna (“feather, wing; battlement”) + -culum. The TLL notes that it is not a regular diminutive: the suffix and the neuter gender differ from what the feminine base would give. It…

  41. placibilis

    160–220

    It is from Latin placeō (“to please”) + -bilis. The TLL lists Romance outcomes such as Italian piacevole and Spanish apacible, and Conte also derives the Italian word from Late Latin ⟨placibilis⟩.

  42. planca

    160–220

    The origin is disputed. The TLL takes it as the feminine of the adjective from Latin plancus (“flat-footed”) used as a noun, and explains Romance forms such as ⟨palanca⟩ as blends with phalanga…

  43. presbyter

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros, “elder”), the comparative of πρέσβυς (présbus, “old”). Köbler connects that word with Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“before”).

  44. primordialis

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin prīmōrdium + -ālis, an adjective to the noun meaning “beginning, origin”. That noun is itself made from prīmus (“first”) and the stem of ordior (“to begin”).

  45. principalitas

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin prīncipālis + -itās, from the adjective meaning “first, principal”.

  46. processio

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin prōcēdō + -tiō, a noun of action from the verb meaning “to go forward”.

  47. profanitas

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin profānus + -itās, from the adjective meaning “unholy, profane”.

  48. prophetia

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “gift of interpreting the will of the gods; prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “prophet”).

  49. propheticus

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós, “prophetic”), an adjective formed from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “prophet”), which Latin borrowed as prophēta.

  50. prostitutio

    160–220

    It is from Latin prōstituō (“to expose publicly, prostitute”) + -tiō.

  51. protector

    160–220

    It is from Latin prōtegō + -tor, an agent noun.

  52. protractus

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin prōtrahō (“to draw forth, prolong”) + -tus, the suffix of verbal nouns of the fourth declension.

  53. provocativus

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin prōvocō (“to call forth”) + -īvus, on the stem of its past participle, ⟨prōvocāt-⟩.

  54. psalmus

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “plucking of strings; song sung to the harp”), from ψάλλω (psállō, “to pluck (a string)”). Cassiodorus already noted its Greek origin, while…

  55. psychicus

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psūkhikós), which Köbler glosses as “living, sensual, of the soul”, from ψυχή (psukhḗ, “breath, soul”). Within Latin it can be analysed as psychē with the…

  56. putativus

    160–220

    It is from Latin putō (“to think, suppose”).

  57. rationalitas

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin ratiōnālis + -tās, from the adjective meaning “of reason, rational”.

  58. regeneratio

    160–220

    It is from Latin regenerō (“to generate again”) + -tiō.

  59. rememoror

    160–220

    It is from Latin re- (“again”) + memoror (“to be mindful of, recall”), and memoror comes from memor (“mindful”). De Vaan treats the adjective with meminī “to remember”.

  60. reprobus

    160–220

    It is a back-formation from Latin reprobō (“to reject, condemn”), made by taking the adjectival ending ⟨-us⟩ in place of the verb's ending. The TLL describes it as formed from the verb backwards…

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