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 4). Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. resurrectio

    160–220

    It is from Latin resurgō (“to rise again”) + -tiō, formed on the stem of its past participle. The verb is formed from re- (“again”) and surgō (“to rise”), which de Vaan lists among the derivatives…

  2. retributio

    160–220

    It is from Latin retribuō (“to give back, repay”) + -tiō.

  3. revelatio

    160–220

    It is from Latin revēlō (“to unveil, uncover, reveal”) + -tiō. The verb is formed from re- (“back”) and vēlō (“to cover, veil”), from vēlum (“veil”). The bilingual glossaries give Greek ἀποκάλυψις…

  4. revelator

    160–220

    It is an agent noun from Latin revēlō (“to uncover, reveal”), formed with the suffix -tor. Conte counts it among the Late Latin words, the source of Italian rivelatore.

  5. salutare

    160–220

    It is the neuter singular of the adjective salūtāris (“healthful, saving”), used as a noun, which is from Latin salūs + -āris.

  6. sanctifico

    160–220

    It is from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“to make”), a Christian formation. Georges and Gaffiot derive it from the adjective sānctificus (“making holy”).

  7. saporo

    160–220

    It is from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), with the verbal ending -ō.

  8. Satan

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Biblical Hebrew שָׂטָן (Śāṭān, “adversary, accuser”). The Hebrew noun comes from a verb meaning “to show enmity to, oppose”. Latin also has the…

  9. scandalum

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon, “trap; cause of moral stumbling”). Etymonline notes that the Greek noun in this form is first found in the Septuagint and the New Testament…

  10. schisma

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “split, schism”), a noun from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”). Isidore explained it as named from a split of minds.

  11. segregatio

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin sēgregō + -tiō, from the verb meaning “to separate”.

  12. sensualis

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin sēnsus (“sense, feeling”) + -ālis, from sentiō (“to perceive, feel”).

  13. singularitas

    160–220

    It is from Latin singulāris (“single, alone”) + -tās, a post-Classical abstract noun.

  14. specialitas

    160–220

    It is from Latin speciālis (“particular, special”) + -tās. Köbler traces it further to speciēs (“appearance, kind”).

  15. stellaris

    160–220

    It is from Latin stēlla (“star”) + -āris. It is a Late Latin word. Its base stēlla goes back to Proto-Italic *stērlā- and Proto-Indo-European *h₂stēr-s (“star”); de Vaan takes it, with Old Irish…

  16. substantialis

    160–220

    It is from Latin substantia (“substance, essence”) + -ālis. The English word substantial comes from it, partly through Old French substantiel.

  17. substantivus

    160–220

    It is from Latin substantia (“substance, being”).

  18. sufferentia

    160–220

    It is from Latin sufferēns + -ia, from the present participle of sufferō (“to bear, endure”).

  19. superficialis

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis. Etymonline analyses superficiēs as super “above” and faciēs “form, face”.

  20. telonium

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek τελώνιον (telṓnion, “toll house”), from τελώνης (telṓnēs) with the suffix -ιον (-ion). The variant telōnēum follows τελωνεῖον (telōneîon).

  21. testimonialis

    160–220

    It is from Latin testimōnium + -ālis, an adjective on the noun for testimony.

  22. trinitas

    160–220

    It is from Latin trīnus + -tās, formed from the distributive numeral trīnī (“three each, three”). This goes back to the numeral trēs “three”, and de Vaan lists it among the derivatives of trēs…

  23. turbulentia

    160–220

    It is from Latin turbulentus (“disturbed, stormy”). Its base is turba (“commotion, crowd”), whose further origin de Vaan finds very uncertain.

  24. uniformitas

    160–220

    It is formed from Latin ūniformis (“having one form”) + -tās. The DMLBS and Conte call it Late Latin. The base is a compound of ūnus (“one”) and fōrma (“form”).

  25. visibilitas

    160–220

    It is from Latin vīsibilis + -tās, from videō (“to see”).

  26. zelotes

    160–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs, “zealous follower, emulator”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to be zealous, emulate”), from ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”).

  27. arcuarius

    161–182

    It is from Latin arcus (“bow”) + -ārius.

  28. aerusco

    165

    It is probably a denominative verb in -ō from a lost adjective, inherited from Proto-Italic *aisos-ko- (“demanding”), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eis-os- (“request”). The Umbrian verb…

  29. arbitratio

    165

    It is formed from Latin arbitror (“to judge, think”) + -tiō.

  30. causatio

    165

    It is from Latin causor (“to plead as an excuse”) + -tiō, a noun of action from the verb, itself from causa (“cause”). The TLL also records the spelling ⟨caussatio⟩.

  31. competentia

    165

    It is from Latin competēns + -ia, the present participle of competō (“to coincide; to be suitable”) being the base. The OLD models it on competenter with the suffix -ia.

  32. concelo

    165

    It is formed from Latin con- + cēlō (“to hide”), with the prefix strengthening the verb: “to hide thoroughly”.

  33. contemporaneus

    165

    It is from Latin con- + tempus (“time”) + -āneus. Etymonline sees in its form the influence of Late Latin temporāneus (“timely”). The noun goes back to Proto-Italic *tempos- (“stretch, measure”) and…

  34. digesta

    165

    It is the neuter plural of the past participle from Latin dīgerō (“to distribute, arrange”), used as a noun: “things arranged”. The name refers to works divided into books and chapters.

  35. dissertatio

    165

    It is from Latin dissertō (“to discuss, argue”) with the suffix -tiō, although the OLD derives it directly from disserō (“to set out in words, discuss”). De Vaan lists disserō among the compounds of…

  36. dubiosus

    165

    It is from Latin dubius (“doubtful”) + -ōsus. The TLL derives it from the noun dubium (“doubt”).

  37. evaporo

    165

    It is from Latin ex- + vapōrō (“to steam”), the verb of vapor (“steam, vapour”).

  38. figmentum

    165

    It is formed from Latin fingō (“to form, fashion”) + -mentum. De Vaan traces the verb to a nasal present Proto-Indo-European *dʰi-n-ǵʰ-.

  39. glossarium

    165

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek γλωσσάριον (glōssárion), a diminutive of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue; obsolete or foreign word”). Wiktionary instead analyses it as from Latin glōssa + -ārium, a…

  40. hebdomada

    165

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑβδομάς (hebdomás, “the number seven; a week”), itself from ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”). Lewis & Short, Georges and Gaffiot treat it as a by-form of hebdomas, and the TLL…

  41. impeccabilis

    165

    It is formed from Latin in- + peccō (“to make a mistake, sin”) + -bilis.

  42. indefinitus

    165

    It is from Latin in- (“not”) + dēfīnītus (“definite”).

  43. indifferentia

    165

    It is from Latin indifferēns (“not differing”) + -ia.

  44. insensibilis

    165

    It is from Latin in- (“not”) + sēnsibilis (“perceptible”). That adjective comes from sentiō (“to perceive, feel”).

  45. memoriale

    165

    It is from Latin memoriālis (“of memory”), its neuter used as a noun. The adjective is formed from memoria (“memory”), itself from memor (“mindful”).

  46. ominosus

    165

    It is formed from Latin ōmen + -ōsus, “full of omens”.

  47. ovalis

    165

    1. The adjective of the ovation is from Latin ovō (“to celebrate an ovation, rejoice”) + -ālis. 2. The egg adjective is from Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -ālis.

  48. praeparatus

    165

    It is from Latin praeparō (“to prepare beforehand”), with the suffix -tus of action nouns. That verb is a compound of prae- and parō (“to furnish, provide”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic…

  49. praestigiosus

    165

    It is from Latin praestīgiae (“tricks, illusions”) + -ōsus. The TLL derives it from the older form ⟨praestrigiae⟩, though the manuscripts have only ⟨-stig-⟩.

  50. proverbialis

    165

    It is formed from Latin prōverbium (“proverb”) + -ālis.

  51. recento

    165

    It is a verb from Latin recēns (“fresh, new”), meaning “to make fresh”. Gaffiot, Jeanneau and VoLat do not treat it as a word of its own and refer it to recantō. It has descendants in Romance, which…

  52. retalio

    165

    It is formed from Latin re- + tāliō (“punishment in kind”) as a verb of the first conjugation. Etymonline takes tāliō itself to be from, or influenced by, tālis (“such”).

  53. ruptura

    165

    It is from Latin rumpō (“to break, burst”) + -ūra.

  54. theorema

    165

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek θεώρημα (theṓrēma, “spectacle; proposition to be proved”), from θεωρέω (theōréō, “to look at, behold”).

  55. vocativus

    165

    It is formed from Latin vocō (“to call”) + -īvus. Wiktionary takes it as a calque of Ancient Greek κλητική (klētikḗ).

  56. barca

    170–230

    It is probably from Latin bāris (“flat-bottomed Nile boat”). Wiktionary explains it as a syncopated form of Vulgar Latin *bārica. Latin ⟨bāris⟩ is from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), which goes back…

  57. serpentinus

    174–189

    It is from Latin serpēns (“serpent, snake”) + -īnus, an adjective of Christian Latin; serpēns is itself the present participle of serpō (“to creep, crawl”).

  58. candelarius

    193–211

    It is from Latin candēla (“candle”) + -ārius.

  59. abusivus

    200–399

    It is from Latin abūtor (“to use up; to misuse”) + -īvus, formed on the participle stem ⟨abūs-⟩ of the verb.

  60. animositas

    200–299

    It is from Latin animōsus (“spirited, bold”) + -tās. The adjective comes from animus (“mind, spirit”), which de Vaan traces back to Proto-Italic *anamo- (“breath, spirit”) and Proto-Indo-European…

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