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

  1. articulatus

    200–299

    It is the perfect passive participle from Latin articulō (“to divide into joints; to utter distinctly”), made an adjective, or else formed directly from Latin articulus (“joint”) + -ātus.

  2. cata

    200–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down; according to; throughout”).

  3. citatio

    200–299

    It is from Latin citō (“to set in motion, summon”) + -tiō, a noun of action.

  4. clericus

    200–220

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, allotment, inheritance”), which in Latin also gave clerus. Christian Greek had used the adjective…

  5. conforto

    200–220

    It is from Latin con- + fortis (“strong”), a Late Latin verb. Etymonline takes the prefix here to be perhaps intensive, so that the verb meant “to strengthen much”.

  6. cyclus

    200–250

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, wheel”), which Köbler and Pokorny trace to Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlo- (“wheel”).

  7. desubtus

    200–299

    It is from Latin dē + subtus (“below”), a Late Latin compound often written ⟨de subtus⟩. Köbler refers it to dēsub.

  8. emigratio

    200–299

    It is formed from Latin ēmigrō (“to move out”) + -tiō. ēmigrō is formed from ē- and migrō (“to change residence, move”), which de Vaan derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mi-gʷ-ro- (“changing”).

  9. expensa

    200–230

    It is from Latin expendō (“to weigh out, pay out”): the feminine of its past participle ⟨expēnsus⟩, used as a noun with pecūnia (“money”) understood. Niermeyer takes the medieval word as both a…

  10. extensivus

    200–250

    It is from Latin extēnsus (“stretched out”) + -īvus, built on the past participle of extendō (“to stretch out, extend”).

  11. flexibilitas

    200–250

    It is from Latin flexibilis (“flexible, pliant”) + -tās.

  12. gerundium

    200–299

    It is from Latin gerendus (“which is to be carried out”), the gerundive of gerō (“to carry, bear”); Etymonline cites the gerundive as gerundum. Etymonline reports the old grammarians' explanation…

  13. hemicrania

    200–299

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμικρανία (hēmikranía, “pain in one half of the head”), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) and κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).

  14. hypochondria

    200–399

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδρια (hupokhóndria), the plural of ὑποχόνδριον (hupokhóndrion), the region named as lying below the cartilage of the false ribs.

  15. ignio

    200–299

    It is formed from Latin ignis (“fire”) + -iō. The noun goes back to Proto-Italic *n̥gʷni- (“fire”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷ-ni- (“(a) fire”).

  16. incorporo

    200–250

    It is from Latin in- (“in, into”) + corporō (“to make into a body”). The TLL also explains it from ⟨in⟩ and corpus (“body”), and compares incarnō. Etymonline likewise describes it as the prefix with…

  17. indicativus

    200–299

    It is formed from Latin indicō (“to point out, show”) + -īvus, as a calque of Ancient Greek ὁριστική (horistikḗ), the Greek grammarians' name for the mood. The grammarian Pompeius explains the name…

  18. indicator

    200–250

    It is from Latin indicō (“to point out”) + -tor.

  19. insularis

    200–299

    It is formed from Latin īnsula (“island”) + -āris.

  20. invio

    200–250

    The TLL forms it from Latin in + viāre (“to go”), from via (“way, road”).

  21. ligatura

    200–299

    It is from Latin ligō (“to tie, bind”) + -tūra. The TLL records the spelling ⟨legatura⟩ beside it.

  22. longaevitas

    200–299

    It is from Latin longaevus (“of great age”) + -tās. The adjective longaevus is made of longus (“long”) and aevum (“lifetime, age”).

  23. metathesis

    200–299

    It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis, “transposition, change”), from μετατίθημι (metatíthēmi, “to transpose, change”).

  24. ovarium

    200–299

    It is formed from Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -ārium.

  25. peioro

    200–250

    It is from Latin peior (“worse”), the comparative of malus, formed like meliōrō from melior (“better”).

  26. plagia

    200–299

    Its origin is disputed. The TLL takes it as the noun use of the adjective plagius (“slanting, oblique”), which is borrowed from Ancient Greek πλάγιος (plágios, “slanting, oblique”). Wiktionary…

  27. praetensio

    200–399

    It is from Latin praetendō (“to stretch out in front, put forward”), formed with the suffix -tiō on its past participle ⟨praetēnsus⟩ or ⟨praetentus⟩.

  28. purgatorium

    200–299

    It is from Latin pūrgātōrius (“cleansing, purgative”), its neuter used as a noun. The adjective is formed on ⟨pūrgāt-⟩, the past participle stem of pūrgō (“to cleanse, purify”).

  29. regulator

    200–250

    It is formed with the agent suffix -tor either from Latin rēgula (“rule, ruler”) or from Late Latin rēgulō (“to regulate”), as the DMLBS puts it. The TLL prefers the noun, comparing aēnātor and…

  30. relatum

    200–299

    It is from Latin referō (“to bring back, report”), the noun use of the neuter of its past participle relātus.

  31. repatrio

    200–250

    It is from Latin re- (“back”) + patria (“native land”). The noun patria is derived from pater (“father”).

  32. rugitus

    200–250

    It is from Latin rūgiō (“to roar, bray”) + -tus, a noun of action.

  33. salvatio

    200–299

    It is from Latin salvō (“to save”) + -tiō. The verb is formed from salvus (“safe, secure”), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *slH-u- (“whole”). In Church Latin the noun translated Ancient…

  34. sensatus

    200–299

    It is from Latin sēnsus (“sense, faculty of sensation”) + -ātus. Wiktionary explains the missing ⟨u⟩ of the u-stem by the drift of such words to o-stem patterns. The noun belongs to sentiō (“to…

  35. solubilis

    200–299

    It is from Latin solvō (“to loosen, dissolve”), with the suffix -bilis. Conte calls it a Late Latin word, the source of Italian solubile.

  36. sponso

    200

    It is from Latin sponsa (“betrothed woman, bride”), with the verb ending -ō, in the OLD's analysis. Lewis & Short derive it from sponsus (“betrothed man, bridegroom”), and Wiktionary also allows a…

  37. stipulus

    200–250

    Georges and Köbler take it to be from Latin stīpō (“to press together, pack”). Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“stiff, erect”) and compares stips and the English word stiff.

  38. supremitas

    200–250

    It is formed from Latin suprēmus + -tās.

  39. turbido

    200–250

    1. The verb is from Latin turbidus (“muddy, troubled”). 2. The noun is from Latin turbō (“to disturb”) according to Köbler, who also connects it with turba. Georges and Gaffiot derive it from…

  40. usualis

    200–299

    It is formed from Latin ūsus (“use”) + -ālis.

  41. vagabundus

    200–250

    It is from Latin vagor + -bundus, from the verb vagor “to wander, roam”. The verb is made from the adjective vagus “wandering”, which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *wago- and, with a question mark…

  42. viscosus

    200–299

    It is formed from Latin viscum + -ōsus, from viscum (“mistletoe; birdlime”). De Vaan takes viscum to be either an Indo-European word or a European loanword for the mistletoe or another fruit-bearing…

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