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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.
resurrectio
160–220It 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…
retributio
160–220It is from Latin retribuō (“to give back, repay”) + -tiō.
revelatio
160–220It 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…
revelator
160–220It 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.
salutare
160–220It is the neuter singular of the adjective salūtāris (“healthful, saving”), used as a noun, which is from Latin salūs + -āris.
sanctifico
160–220It is from Latin sānctus (“holy”) + faciō (“to make”), a Christian formation. Georges and Gaffiot derive it from the adjective sānctificus (“making holy”).
saporo
160–220It is from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), with the verbal ending -ō.
Satan
160–220It 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…
scandalum
160–220It 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…
schisma
160–220It 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.
segregatio
160–220It is formed from Latin sēgregō + -tiō, from the verb meaning “to separate”.
sensualis
160–220It is formed from Latin sēnsus (“sense, feeling”) + -ālis, from sentiō (“to perceive, feel”).
singularitas
160–220It is from Latin singulāris (“single, alone”) + -tās, a post-Classical abstract noun.
specialitas
160–220It is from Latin speciālis (“particular, special”) + -tās. Köbler traces it further to speciēs (“appearance, kind”).
stellaris
160–220It 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…
substantialis
160–220It is from Latin substantia (“substance, essence”) + -ālis. The English word substantial comes from it, partly through Old French substantiel.
substantivus
160–220It is from Latin substantia (“substance, being”).
sufferentia
160–220It is from Latin sufferēns + -ia, from the present participle of sufferō (“to bear, endure”).
superficialis
160–220It is formed from Latin superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis. Etymonline analyses superficiēs as super “above” and faciēs “form, face”.
telonium
160–220It is borrowed from Ancient Greek τελώνιον (telṓnion, “toll house”), from τελώνης (telṓnēs) with the suffix -ιον (-ion). The variant telōnēum follows τελωνεῖον (telōneîon).
testimonialis
160–220It is from Latin testimōnium + -ālis, an adjective on the noun for testimony.
trinitas
160–220It 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…
turbulentia
160–220It is from Latin turbulentus (“disturbed, stormy”). Its base is turba (“commotion, crowd”), whose further origin de Vaan finds very uncertain.
uniformitas
160–220It 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”).
visibilitas
160–220It is from Latin vīsibilis + -tās, from videō (“to see”).
zelotes
160–220It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs, “zealous follower, emulator”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to be zealous, emulate”), from ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”).
arcuarius
161–182It is from Latin arcus (“bow”) + -ārius.
aerusco
165It 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…
arbitratio
165It is formed from Latin arbitror (“to judge, think”) + -tiō.
causatio
165It 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⟩.
competentia
165It 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.
concelo
165It is formed from Latin con- + cēlō (“to hide”), with the prefix strengthening the verb: “to hide thoroughly”.
contemporaneus
165It 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…
digesta
165It 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.
dissertatio
165It 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…
dubiosus
165It is from Latin dubius (“doubtful”) + -ōsus. The TLL derives it from the noun dubium (“doubt”).
evaporo
165It is from Latin ex- + vapōrō (“to steam”), the verb of vapor (“steam, vapour”).
figmentum
165It is formed from Latin fingō (“to form, fashion”) + -mentum. De Vaan traces the verb to a nasal present Proto-Indo-European *dʰi-n-ǵʰ-.
glossarium
165It 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…
hebdomada
165It 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…
impeccabilis
165It is formed from Latin in- + peccō (“to make a mistake, sin”) + -bilis.
indefinitus
165It is from Latin in- (“not”) + dēfīnītus (“definite”).
indifferentia
165It is from Latin indifferēns (“not differing”) + -ia.
insensibilis
165It is from Latin in- (“not”) + sēnsibilis (“perceptible”). That adjective comes from sentiō (“to perceive, feel”).
memoriale
165It is from Latin memoriālis (“of memory”), its neuter used as a noun. The adjective is formed from memoria (“memory”), itself from memor (“mindful”).
ominosus
165It is formed from Latin ōmen + -ōsus, “full of omens”.
ovalis
1651. 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.
praeparatus
165It 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…
praestigiosus
165It is from Latin praestīgiae (“tricks, illusions”) + -ōsus. The TLL derives it from the older form ⟨praestrigiae⟩, though the manuscripts have only ⟨-stig-⟩.
proverbialis
165It is formed from Latin prōverbium (“proverb”) + -ālis.
recento
165It 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…
retalio
165It 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”).
ruptura
165It is from Latin rumpō (“to break, burst”) + -ūra.
theorema
165It is borrowed from Ancient Greek θεώρημα (theṓrēma, “spectacle; proposition to be proved”), from θεωρέω (theōréō, “to look at, behold”).
vocativus
165It is formed from Latin vocō (“to call”) + -īvus. Wiktionary takes it as a calque of Ancient Greek κλητική (klētikḗ).
barca
170–230It 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…
serpentinus
174–189It is from Latin serpēns (“serpent, snake”) + -īnus, an adjective of Christian Latin; serpēns is itself the present participle of serpō (“to creep, crawl”).
candelarius
193–211It is from Latin candēla (“candle”) + -ārius.
abusivus
200–399It is from Latin abūtor (“to use up; to misuse”) + -īvus, formed on the participle stem ⟨abūs-⟩ of the verb.
animositas
200–299It 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…