300–201 BC
Latin words first recorded in the 3rd century BC
3,384 Latin words whose earliest known written record dates from the 3rd century BC, earliest first (page 15). Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.
expers
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- (“out of, without”) + pars (“part, share”). De Vaan traces ⟨pars⟩ to Proto-Italic *parti- (“part”) and reports Schrijver's view that it was made from the present stem of…
expeto
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- + petō (“to seek, aim at”). De Vaan traces petō to Proto-Italic *pet-e/o- and a root Proto-Indo-European *pet- (“to fly”), with a shift from “fly” to “fly towards, try to…
expilo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + pīlō (“to rob”), beside compīlō.
exploratus
250 BC–184 BCUsed as an adjective, it is the past participle from Latin explōrō (“to search out, examine”).
expolio
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + poliō (“to smooth, polish”). The origin of poliō is unclear: de Vaan rejects or doubts the proposals that link it to polinō or to Germanic words for beating.
exporrigo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + porrigō (“to stretch out”). That verb is a compound of por- (“forward”) and regō (“to direct”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *reg-e/o- and Proto-Indo-European…
expostulo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + postulō (“to demand”).
exprobro
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- + probrum (“disgrace, reproach”) + -ō, the verb suffix.
expromo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- (“out”) + prōmō (“to bring out”). De Vaan derives prōmō from emō in its older sense to take, which goes back to Proto-Italic *eme/o- (“to take”) and Proto-Indo-European…
expugno
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- + pugnō (“to fight”).
expungo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + pungō (“to prick”). De Vaan traces the simple verb to Proto-Italic *pung- (“to pierce, sting”) and Proto-Indo-European *pu-n(e)-g/k-. The sense of striking out comes from…
expurgo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + pūrgō (“to cleanse”).
exquiro
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- + quaerō (“to seek”). De Vaan traces ⟨quaerō⟩ to Proto-Italic *kʷaise/o-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-i- (“to acquire”).
exscribo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + scrībō (“to write”). De Vaan traces the simple verb to Proto-Italic *skreif-e/o- (“to carve”) and Proto-Indo-European *skreibʰ-e/o- (“to carve”), with the participles Oscan…
exsculpo
250 BC–184 BCThe OLD and VOLI analyse it as from Latin ex- + sculpō (“to carve”). The TLL and Wiktionary derive it from ⟨ex-⟩ and scalpō (“to scratch, carve”), and de Vaan lists it among the derivatives of that…
exseco
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + secō (“to cut”). De Vaan traces secō to Proto-Italic *sekaje/o- and Proto-Indo-European *sekh₁-ie/o- (“to cut off”), comparing Umbrian prusekatu (“to cut out (the entrails)”).
exsilio
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + saliō (“to leap”). De Vaan traces saliō to Proto-Italic *sal-je- (“to jump”) and compares Ancient Greek ἅλλομαι (hállomai, “to jump”); he sets up Proto-Indo-European…
exsilium
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin exsul (“an exile”) + -ium. The origin of ⟨exsul⟩ is disputed: de Vaan lists a verb ⟨*ex-sulere⟩ “to take out”, with the root of cōnsul, so “one taken out”; a link with ambulō…
exsolvo
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- (“out”) + solvō (“to loosen, pay”). De Vaan analyses ⟨solvō⟩ as a compound of ⟨*se-⟩ “away” and luō (“to loosen”).
exsorbeo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + sorbeō (“to suck, swallow”). De Vaan traces sorbeō to Proto-Italic *sorfeie- and Proto-Indo-European *srobh-eie- (“to take various sips, slurp”), with an imitative ablaut…
exspectatio
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin exspectō (“to wait for, expect”) + -tiō. The verb is ex- and spectō (“to look at”), from speciō (“to look”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *spekje/o- and…
exspuo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + spuō (“to spit”). De Vaan traces spuō to Proto-Italic *spū̆-je/o- and Proto-Indo-European *sp(i)uH-ie/o- (“to spit”), an imitative formation; cognate with Ancient Greek πτύω…
exstinguo
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- + stinguō (“to quench”). De Vaan traces ⟨stinguō⟩ to Proto-Italic *ste-n-gʷ-e/o- and Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”), cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽…
exsul
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- (“out of”), but the second part is disputed. De Vaan sets up a Proto-Italic ⟨*ek(-)s(-)Vl-⟩ and weighs three explanations: a derivative of a verb ⟨*ex-sulere⟩ “to take…
exsulo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin exsul (“exile”) + -ō. De Vaan finds several origins possible for exsul: a verb ⟨*ex-sulere⟩ “to take out” from the root Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to take”) of cōnsul, a link…
exsupero
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + superō (“to rise above, overcome”).
exsuscito
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + suscitō (“to rouse”). De Vaan lists the verb it is built on among the derivatives of cieō (“to set in motion, stir”), which he traces to Proto-Indo-European *(ḱ)ei(h₂)- (“to…
exta
250 BC–184 BCThe origin is doubtful. It may come by haplology from ⟨*exsecta⟩, the neuter plural participle of exsecō (“to cut out”), as the TLL and Wiktionary think, after Walde and Hofmann. Lewis and Short…
extemplo
250 BC–184 BCIt goes back to ⟨*ex tempulō⟩, from Latin ex (“out of”) + tempus (“time”), with a diminutive ⟨*tempulum⟩, as the OLD and Wiktionary have it; compare ⟨ex tempore⟩. Lewis and Short, the TLL and Köbler…
extergeo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + tergeō (“to wipe, rub clean”). De Vaan lists it among the compounds of tergeō, for which he reconstructs Proto-Italic *terg- but finds no certain cognates outside Italic.
extimesco
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- (“out, thoroughly”) + timeō (“to fear”) + -scō, the inchoative suffix. De Vaan rejects the link of ⟨timeō⟩ with words for “stiff” and leaves it without an etymology.
extollo
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- (“out, up”) + tollō (“to lift, raise”). De Vaan traces tollō to Proto-Italic *tolna/o- and the nasal present Proto-Indo-European *tl-n(e)-h₂- (“to carry”), cognate with…
extorqueo
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- (“out”) + torqueō (“to twist”). De Vaan derives ⟨torqueō⟩ from Proto-Italic *torkʷeye- (“to twist”) and the causative Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye- (“to twist”)…
extra
250 BC–184 BCIt is contracted from ⟨*exterā (parte)⟩, “on the outer side”, from Latin exter (“outer”), its ablative feminine. Compare Oscan ehtrad (“outside”). exter is from ex (“out of”), which goes back to…
extrudo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + trūdō (“to push, thrust”). De Vaan traces trūdō to Proto-Italic *treude/o- and Proto-Indo-European *treud- (“to push, thrust”), and compares Lithuanian triū̃sas (“work…
extundo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + tundō (“to beat, pound”). The simple verb goes back to Proto-Italic *(s)tund-e/o- and Proto-Indo-European *(s)tu-n-d- (“to thrust”), and de Vaan compares Sanskrit तुदति…
exturbo
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + turbō (“to disturb, upset”), and turbō is made from turba (“commotion, crowd”). De Vaan finds the connection of turba with Sanskrit त्वरते (tvarate, “hurries”) very uncertain…
exuo
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin ex- (“out of, off”) and a verb ⟨*uō⟩ “to put on” that is found only in compounds, the opposite of induō (“to put on”); exuviae (“stripped-off things”) and subūcula…
exuro
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin ex- + ūrō (“to burn”). De Vaan traces ⟨ūrō⟩ to Proto-Italic *ouse/o- (“to burn”) and Proto-Indo-European *h1eus-e/o- (“to burn”), cognate with Sanskrit ओषति (oṣati, “burns”)…
exuviae
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin exuō (“to take off, strip”) + -ia, formed like its opposite induviae (“clothing”). De Vaan explains exuō as a compound of a verb ⟨-uō⟩ to put on, from Proto-Italic *ow-e/o- and…
faba
250 BC–184 BCIt is inherited from Proto-Italic *fafā- (“bean”), the same word as Faliscan haba (“bean”), recorded by the grammarian Velius Longus. De Vaan finds that no Proto-Indo-European word can be…
faber
250 BC–184 BCThe origin is uncertain. De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *fafros and, doubtfully, Proto-Indo-European *dʰHbʰ-ro- (“craftsman”); the closest cognate is Old Armenian դարբին (darbin, “smith”). He and…
fabricor
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin fabrica (“workshop, craft”) + -or, and fabrica is made from faber (“craftsman, smith”). De Vaan reports Leumann's view that fabrica was formed after a Greek model such as ναυτική…
facesso
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin faciō (“to do, make”) + -essō, an intensive verb like capessō from capiō. De Vaan traces faciō to Proto-Italic *fak-i- and to the aorist of Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put”)…
facete
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin facētus (“clever, witty”) + -ē. The origin of facētus is doubtful: the ancients took it from faciō (“to make”), and the OLD suggests a link with fax (“torch”).
facetiae
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin facētus (“witty, clever”) + -ia. The origin of the adjective is doubtful: the ancients derived it from faciō (“to do”), and the OLD thinks it may be connected with fax (“torch”)…
facile
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin facilis (“easy”), its neuter, used as an adverb. The adjective is formed from faciō “to do, make” (“doable”); de Vaan derives that verb from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put”).
facinus
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin faciō (“to make, do”) + pignus. De Vaan derives ⟨faciō⟩ from Proto-Italic *fak-i-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-k- (“to make”), an extension of *dʰeh₁- (“to put”). Isidore…
factiosus
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin factiō (“faction, party”) + -ōsus. factiō is a noun of faciō “to make, do”, which de Vaan traces to Proto-Italic *fak-i- and Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-k- (“to make”), from the root…
factito
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin faciō (“to do, make”) + -itō, a frequentative. Lewis & Short take it from factō. De Vaan traces faciō to Proto-Italic *fak-i- and to Proto-Indo-European *dhh₁-k- (“to make”), from…
faenerator
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin faenerō (“to lend at interest”) + -tor; Wiktionary derives it from the deponent faeneror. The verb comes from fēnus (“interest on money”), spelled mostly with ⟨fae-⟩ beside ⟨fē-⟩…
falsum
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin falsus (“false”), its neuter, used as a noun; ⟨falsus⟩ is the past participle of fallō (“to deceive”). De Vaan traces ⟨fallō⟩ to Proto-Italic *fal-s-e/o- and compares Sanskrit…
familiariter
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin familiāris (“of the household, intimate”) + -ter. De Vaan lists familiāris (from Plautus) with familia (“household”) among the derivatives of famulus (“servant”), which he traces to…
farina
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin far (“emmer, grain”) + -īna, from ⟨*farrīna⟩. De Vaan traces far to Proto-Italic *fars (“flour”), with Oscan far (“flour”) and Umbrian far (“flour”) in the other Italic languages…
fascia
250 BC–184 BCWiktionary and Etymonline derive it from Latin fascis (“bundle”). De Vaan traces fascis to Proto-Italic *faski- (“bundle”), an Italo-Celtic word with no Indo-European etymology, and compares Old…
fascis
250 BC–184 BCIt is inherited from Proto-Italic *faski- (“bundle”). De Vaan calls it an Italo-Celtic word, *bʰaski(o)-, without a wider Indo-European etymology; cognate with Old Irish basc (“necklace”), Welsh…
fastidio
250 BC–184 BCIt is formed from Latin fastīdium (“loathing, disdain”) + -iō, the verb suffix. De Vaan explains ⟨fastīdium⟩ as a compound ⟨*fastu-taid-o-⟩, shortened by haplology, of fastus (“haughtiness”) and…
fastidiosus
250 BC–184 BCIt is from Latin fastīdium (“disdain, aversion”) + -ōsus. De Vaan explains that noun as a compound of fastus (“haughtiness”) and the root of taedet (“it wearies”), shortened by haplology. He adds…
fastidium
250 BC–184 BCIt is a compound from Latin fāstus (“disdain”) + taedium (“weariness”), shortened by haplology from ⟨*fastu-tīdium⟩. De Vaan adds that ⟨fāstus⟩ itself has no certain etymology: a link with…
fatigo
250 BC–184 BCIt is probably formed from an unattested noun ⟨*fatis⟩ “exhaustion, fill”, which survives in affatim (“amply”), with the suffix ⟨-igō⟩, from Latin agō (“to drive”). De Vaan reports Dunkel's…