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Latin words first recorded in the 4th century
379 Latin words whose earliest known written record dates from the 4th century, earliest first (page 6). Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.
aggregatio
400It is formed from Latin aggregō + -tiō, a noun of action from the verb meaning “to add to a flock, gather together”. Conte calls it a Late Latin word.
altero
400–499It is from Latin alter (“other”) + -ō, “to make other”.
anatomia
400–499It is from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “dissection”) with the Latin suffix -ia, or, as Lewis & Short have it, the late Greek form ⟨anatomia⟩ itself. The Greek noun is from ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō…
anxiosus
400–499It is from Latin anxius (“anxious”) + -ōsus.
appropriatio
400–499It is formed from Latin appropriō + -tiō.
approprio
400–499It is from Latin ad- + proprius (“one's own”), a verb meaning “to make one's own”.
aucellus
400It is from Latin aucella (“little bird”), made masculine; that is a contraction of avicella, a diminutive of avicula, itself a diminutive of avis (“bird”). Niermeyer and Köbler instead derive it…
augmentatio
400–499It is from Latin augmentō (“to increase”) + -tiō; the TLL and Köbler connect it directly with the noun augmentum (“increase”). Both go back to augeō (“to increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eug-…
benefactor
400It is formed from Latin benefaciō (“to do good, confer a benefit”) + -tor.
byrsa
400It is borrowed from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide, skin”). Köbler compares βερρός (berrós, “thick, hairy”) and calls the further origin unclear, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to…
cancellatio
400–499It is from Latin cancellō + -tiō, from the verb for marking out in a lattice. Köbler refers it to cancellus (“lattice”).
catalysis
400It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution, ending”). Köbler derives the Greek noun from καταλύειν (katalúein, “to destroy, bring to an end”).
catarrhus
400It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάρρους (katárrhous, “catarrh”), a noun of action from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “to flow down”). Wiktionary gives the uncontracted Greek form κατάρροος (katárrhoos).
cavitas
400It is formed from Latin cavus (“hollow”) + -tās in Late Latin.
cisorium
400It is from Latin caedō (“to cut”), ultimately from its participial stem ⟨cīs-⟩ as seen in compounds such as incīdō.
condensatio
400–499It is formed from Latin condēnsō (“to make dense, thicken”) + -tiō. The verb belongs with condēnsus (“dense, tightly packed”) and dēnsus (“thick”), which goes back to Proto-Italic *d(e)nso- (with a…
confluentia
400–450It is formed from Latin cōnfluēns + -ia, from the present participle of cōnfluō (“to flow or run together”). The simple verb fluō goes back to Proto-Italic *flow-e/o- and Proto-Indo-European…
consuetudinarius
400It is from Latin cōnsuētūdō (“custom, habit”) + -ārius. The noun belongs with cōnsuēscō (“to become accustomed”), one of the compounds of suēscō, which de Vaan regards as older than the simple verb.
contamen
400–499The TLL takes it to be from Latin contāminō (“to pollute, spoil”), and Köbler connects it with contingō (“to touch”). De Vaan explains the verb itself as built on an unattested noun meaning…
contradictorius
400It is formed from Latin contrādictor + -ius, from contrādīcō (“to speak against”).
culmino
400–499It is from Latin culmen (“top, summit”). De Vaan treats culmen under columen, which goes back to Proto-Italic *kelamen- and Proto-Indo-European *kelH-men- (“top, summit”).
decoratio
400It is from Latin decorō (“to adorn, decorate”) + -tiō, itself from decus (“ornament, honour”).
deserto
400–499It is from Latin dēserō (“to abandon”), formed on its past participle dēsertus; Etymonline calls it a frequentative.
destructivus
400–499It is from Latin dēstruō (“to pull down, destroy”) + -īvus.
dictatus
400–499It is formed from Latin dictō (“to dictate”) + -tus. dictō is itself formed from dīcō (“to say”), which goes back to Proto-Italic *deik-e/o- (“to say”) and Proto-Indo-European *deiḱ-e/o- (“to show”).
divergo
400–450It is from Latin dis- + vergō (“to slope down, incline”). vergō goes back to Proto-Italic *werg-e/o- and Proto-Indo-European *h₂uerg- (“to turn”).
domesticatus
400–450It is from Latin domesticus, in the sense of an officer of the imperial household, and means the rank of these officers. The adjective, “of the household”, is itself derived from domus (“house”).
endivia
400–499The origin is unclear. The DMLBS refers it to Late Latin intibum (“endive, chicory”), and the MLW compares Ancient Greek ἐντύβιον (entúbion). Etymonline gives the Latin source as intibus.
exagium
400–499It is from Latin exigō (“to drive out; to weigh, test”) + -ium, built on the unweakened stem ⟨exag-⟩, as if from a simple compound of agō without the vowel change of exigō. The TLL and Lewis & Short…
excitabilis
400–499It is formed from Latin excitō + -bilis. The verb is formed from ex- and citō (“to set in motion”).
expansio
400It is from Latin expandō (“to spread out”) + -tiō, an action noun formed on the participle ⟨expānsus⟩.
explanatorius
400–499It is formed from Latin explānō (“to make plain, explain”) + -tōrius. The verb explānō is derived from plānus (“level, flat”), which de Vaan traces to Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h₂-nó- (“flattened”).
faculter
400–499It is from Latin facilis (“easy”) + -ter. Lewis & Short treat it with facul, facile and faciliter as one of the four adverbs of the adjective.
fidamen
400–499It is from Latin fīdō (“to trust”) + -men.
foederatio
400It is from Latin foederō (“to make a treaty; to unite”) + -tiō, and foederō comes from foedus (“treaty, league”).
fortificatio
400–499It is formed from Latin fortificō (“to strengthen, fortify”) + -tiō, a verb made from fortis (“strong”) and faciō (“to make”).
grammaticalis
400It is from Latin grammatica + -ālis, the TLL deriving it from grammaticus or grammatica. Grammaticus is from Ancient Greek γραμματικός (grammatikós).
habituo
400–499It is from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, dress”). Its base was originally the past participle of habeō (“to have, hold”).
harpa
400–499It is a Germanic word: Wiktionary takes it borrowed from Frankish *harpā (“harp”), and Köbler traces it to Proto-Germanic *harpō. Cognate with German Harfe and Old English hearpe. Lewis & Short and…
idealis
400–499It is from Latin idea (“idea, form”) + -ālis. The noun goes back to Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéā, “form, idea”), and Etymonline takes the adjective from it in the Platonic sense.
implementum
400–499It is from Latin impleō (“to fill up”) + -mentum.
incessans
400–499It is formed from Latin in- (“not”) + cessāns (“ceasing”), the present participle of cessō (“to cease, hold back”).
incorrigibilis
400–499It is from Latin in- + corrigō (“to correct”), with the adjective suffix -bilis. The TLL compares the rarer incorrectibilis.
innovator
400–499It is formed from Latin innovō (“to renew”) + -tor.
insigno
400It is from Latin in- + signō (“to mark”), beside īnsigniō.
magneticus
400It is from Latin magnēs (“magnet”) + -icus. Köbler compares Ancient Greek Μαγνητικός (Magnētikós, “Magnesian”). The magnet, ⟨magnēs⟩, was the Magnesian stone, named after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía).
mensuro
400It is from Latin mēnsūra (“measure”), which is formed from mētior (“to measure”) with the suffix -tūra. The chain goes back to Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-.
pastura
400It is formed from Latin pāscō (“to feed, graze”) + -tūra, a Late Latin word; Wiktionary derives it from the deponent pāscor (“to graze”). The TLL relates it to the noun pāstus (“pasture, food”).
peripheria
400–499It is borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia, “circumference”), which comes from περιφερής (peripherḗs, “moving round, revolving”), from περιφέρω (periphérō, “to carry round”). Köbler…
pharmaceuticus
400–499It is borrowed from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός (pharmakeutikós, “concerning drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “remedy, drug, charm”).
planaris
400–499It is from Latin plānus (“flat, level”), formed with the suffix -āris.
plano
400–450It is from Latin plānus (“flat, level”).
pleonasmus
400–499It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός (pleonasmós), first found in Late Latin, from πλεονάζω (pleonázō, “to be more than enough, to add superfluously”), from πλέον (pléon, “more”).
polygonum
400–499It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon, “polygon”), the noun use of the neuter of the adjective πολύγωνος (polúgōnos, “many-angled”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) and γωνία (gōnía…
praeambulus
400–499It is from Latin praeambulō (“to walk before”), formed like funambulus with the second part made to look like a word in -ulus.
praecautio
400–499It is from Latin praecaveō (“to guard against beforehand”) + -tiō.
praedictivus
400–499It is from Latin praedīcō (“to foretell”) + -īvus, built on the participle ⟨praedictus⟩.
praeservo
400–499It is from Latin prae (“before”) + servō (“to watch, keep”).
prisma
400–499It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, “prism; something sawn”). The Greek noun comes from πρίζειν (prízein, “to saw”). Etymonline notes that Euclid used it for the geometrical figure…
problematicus
400–499It is borrowed from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problēmatikós), from πρόβλημα (próblēma, “problem”).