Latin words first recorded in the 6th century

It is formed from com- and pānis (“bread”), like companiō, one who eats his bread with another, on which Niermeyer bases it. That noun, found first in the Frankish Salic law, is probably a…

It is from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”) + *bergan (“to shelter, protect”), a Germanic word in Latin form. Köbler takes the first part back to Proto-Indo-European *koros (“army, war”) and the…

It is borrowed from Frankish *raubōn (“to rob”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną (“to rob, plunder”). The TLL calls it a Germanic word and compares a Gothic verb meaning “to rob”; it traces the…

It is a borrowing from Germanic, found as early as the Lex Salica. Köbler traces it, with a query, to Lombardic *trappa (“trap, snare”), and Wiktionary compares Old English træppe (“snare, trap”)…

It is probably borrowed from Frankish *flaskā (“bottle, flask”), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ. Niermeyer also marks it as Germanic, and Köbler derives it from the Germanic noun, whose further origin…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos, “archbishop”), a Greek compound of ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) and ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer, bishop”). Isidore of Seville explains…

It is from Latin ex- (“out of; former”) + patricius (“patrician”).

It is from Latin prōspiciō (“to look out, look forward”), formed on the stem ⟨prōspect-⟩ of its participle. Lewis and Short derive it from the noun prōspectus (“view, prospect”).

It is from Latin offerō (“to offer, present”): the feminine of its perfect participle ⟨oblātus⟩, used as a noun with hostia (“host, offering”) understood. The neuter plural of the participle had…

The origin is disputed. One view is that it is borrowed from Gaulish *drappos (“cloth”), the form Köbler starts from, connecting it with Proto-Indo-European *drep- (“to tear”); the TLL calls it a…

It is from Latin super- + nātūrālis (“natural”).

It is from Latin cella (“storeroom, small room”) + -ārium. The OLD derives it from the adjective cellārius (“of a storeroom”), whose neuter it is, and Wiktionary also explains it through that…

It is from Latin flō (“to blow”) + -tor, literally “blower”. De Vaan traces flō with a question mark to Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía, “humanity, love of mankind”). The Greek noun comes from φιλάνθρωπος (philánthrōpos, “loving mankind”), made of φίλος (phílos, “loving”)…

It is a noun of action from Latin dīvertō (“to turn aside, part”), formed with the suffix -tiō. The TLL notes that the spelling ⟨deversio⟩ also occurs.

It is borrowed from Byzantine Greek πρωτόκολλον (prōtókollon, “first sheet glued onto a manuscript”), from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) and κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). The TLL notes that it was…

It is probably borrowed from Gaulish *crama, from Proto-Celtic *krammen, which Wiktionary relates to Welsh cramen (“scab, skin”) and Breton krammenn and traces further to Proto-Indo-European…

It is from Latin in- + dīrēctus (“straight”), the negative prefix with the adjective “straight”. Köbler refers dīrēctus further to dis- and regō (“to guide, direct”).

It is from Latin spatium (“space, room”) + -ō, a rare active form beside the usual deponent spatior, under which Georges lists it.

It is a spoken form, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum. Wiktionary derives this either from bacca (“vessel”), probably of Gaulish origin, or directly from Gaulish *bakkinon (“cup, wooden bowl”). Köbler…

It is a Germanic word, borrowed from Frankish *bannan (“to summon, proclaim”). The MLW compares Old High German ban. Etymonline traces the Germanic noun to Proto-Germanic *bannaz, from *bannan (“to…

It is from Latin campāneus (“of the fields, of the plain”), the adjective used as a noun, from campus (“plain, field”).

It is from Latin cohors (“enclosure, yard; company”), through its contracted form cors, genitive ⟨cortis⟩. Etymonline also suggests an association with cūria.

It is from Latin molīna (“mill”) + -ārius, and goes back through molīnus (“of a mill”) to mola (“millstone”).

It is a Late Latin word, perhaps borrowed from Ancient Greek τρώκτης (trṓktēs, “nibbler”), the name of a fish, from τρώγω (trṓgō, “to gnaw”). Lewis & Short and Georges simply equate it with the…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”), and so a doublet of pyxis and buxus (“box tree”). The TLL treats it as a spelling of the first, its initial ⟨bux-⟩ remade after the name of…

It is from Latin dē- + plicō (“to fold”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “fellow countryman”). The Greek word is built on πάτριος (pátrios, “of one's fathers”) and πατρίς (patrís, “fatherland”), which come from…

It is from Latin re- + compēnsō (“to balance, make good”).

It is a Late Latin adjective from Latin in- (“not”) + rēgulāris (“regular, according to rule”).

It is formed from Latin summa (“sum, total”) + -ārius.

It is inherited from Proto-Italic *ammā-, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂em(m)-h₂ (“mother”), a nursery word. De Vaan notes that the length of the nasal or stop in such words for “father” and…

It is borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *blāu (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”); Du Cange too derives it from Germanic. Köbler traces the Germanic adjective to Proto-Indo-European…

The origin is uncertain. Isidore of Seville connected it with Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”), because the bed is low, an explanation Wiktionary calls a folk etymology. Köbler…

The origin is unknown. The TLL notes, after Otto Keller, that it might be an altered form of can(n)aba, canapa. Isidore of Seville says the country people call it so because it holds only one…

It is from Latin capitulum (“small head; chapter”) + -āre, the neuter of an adjective in ⟨-āris⟩ used as a noun. Lewis and Short explain the “head tax” as an adjective with ⟨vectigal⟩ “tax”…

It is from Latin capiō (“to take, seize”) + -ulum. The TLL treats it together with capulus “hilt; coffin”, which it also connects with that verb. Isidore of Seville already explained the rope as…

It is from Latin focus (“hearth, fireplace”) + -āris. The TLL compares focārius and lists with it, after Meyer-Lübke, Romance words such as Italian focajo, French foyer and Spanish hogar.

It is a Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic *husōn (“hose, leg covering”). Etymonline glosses the Germanic word literally “covering” and gives as its relatives Old English hosa, Old Norse hosa and…

According to Köbler, it is borrowed from Proto-Germanic *makōn (“maker, builder”), and Gaffiot and Niermeyer also call it Germanic. Georges derives it from machina (“scaffolding, machine”)…

The origin is uncertain. Wiktionary takes it as probably borrowed from Gaulish *mantos (“trodden road”), from Proto-Celtic *mantos or *mantlos, and Proto-Indo-European *menH- (“to tread, press…

It is probably from Latin marculus (“small hammer”), a back-formation: ⟨marculus⟩ was taken for a diminutive in -ulus. Isidore of Seville derived the name from maior (“greater”), because the tool is…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek μικρόκοσμος (mikrókosmos, “little world”), from μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and κόσμος (kósmos, “order, world”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos, “dividing line”), a word Köbler connects with the Greek verb meaning to write beside, built on παρά (pará, “beside”). The Latin word…

It is probably borrowed from Koine Greek ῥῆον βαρβαρικόν (rhêon barbarikón, “foreign rhubarb”), from ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”) and βαρβαρικός (barbarikós, “foreign”). The DMLBS and Köbler give the…

Found only in Late Latin, it is from Latin re- + vindicō (“to claim; to avenge, punish”).

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos, “uncle”). Köbler connects the Greek word with a PIE noun Proto-Indo-European *dʰē- (“relative”). Isidore of Seville already notes that ⟨tius⟩ is Greek.

It is from Latin reservō (“to keep back, save up”) + -tiō. The verb is re- with servō (“to keep, save”).

Wiktionary takes it as from Latin tripālis (“having three stakes”) + -ium, a device of three stakes. Bloch and Wartburg likewise analyse it as ⟨tri-⟩ “three” and pālus (“stake”), a machine made of…

It is short for a phrase meaning a room provided with a fireplace: from Latin camīnus (“fireplace”) + -āta, with camera (“chamber”) understood. Niermeyer derives it from the noun, and Köbler from…

It is borrowed from Frankish *bannijan (“to proclaim, order, summon, ban”). The spelling with ⟨d⟩ shows the influence of Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bandwjan, “to signal”). Köbler derives it either from bannus…

It is borrowed from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull, upper part of the head”). Köbler and Etymonline relate the Greek word to Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“horn; head”).

It is from Latin folium (“leaf”): the neuter plural ⟨folia⟩ “leaves” was taken as a feminine singular.

It is from Latin valeō (“to be strong, be worth”) + -or, a Late Latin formation; Wiktionary compares the Classical valētūdō. The verb goes back to Proto-Italic *wal-ē- and Proto-Indo-European…

The origin is unexplained.

It is from Latin prōvocō (“to call out, challenge, appeal”) + -tiō, a noun of action. The verb is formed from prō- and vocō (“to call”).