Latin words first recorded in the 8th century

It is from Latin diurnus (“of the day, daily”), with the adjective suffix -ālis. Wiktionary takes it to have been coined to translate Ancient Greek ἡμερούσιος (hēmeroúsios, “daily”), the word it…

It is borrowed from Frankish *marhaskalk (“groom”), a compound of *marh (“horse”) and *skalk (“attendant”). Köbler compares Old High German marhskalk (“groom”) and takes the parts to Proto-Germanic…

It is borrowed from Proto-Germanic *raubaz (“something torn off, booty”). Köbler traces the Germanic word to Proto-Indo-European *reup- (“to tear, break”). Etymonline gives the same Germanic source…

It is borrowed from Frankish *þorp, a word of Germanic origin. Wiktionary derives the Frankish word from Proto-Germanic *þurpą (“group, crowd, village”) or from *þruppaz (“cluster”). Etymonline…

It is from Latin vīlla (“country house, farm; vill”) + -ānus.

It is from Latin precārius (“obtained by entreaty”), the feminine used as a noun, short for ⟨charta precāria⟩ “deed of petition”. That adjective comes from prex (“prayer, request”).

It is from Latin certificō (“to make certain, certify”) + -tiō, a noun of action made from the verb.

It is from Latin partiō (“to share, divide”), with the suffix ⟨-ārius⟩. The DMLBS labels it a Medieval Latin word.

It is from Latin ad- + pertineō (“to belong, pertain”). It lived on in Italian appartenere, French appartenir and Spanish apertenecer. English appertain and appurtenance come from Anglo-French and…

It is the participle of claudō (“to shut, close”), in the form ⟨clūsus⟩, used as a feminine noun. The GMLC treats it as an old variant of ⟨clausa⟩ that became a word of its own once it was…

It is probably borrowed from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), a Celtic word: Niermeyer labels it Celtic, and Etymonline compares Old Irish clocc and Welsh cloch “bell”, which suggests it was spread…

It is from Latin dux (“leader; duke”) + -issa.

It is probably borrowed from Frankish *plegan (“to guarantee”), the source Etymonline gives for the form ⟨plegium⟩. The TLL also takes it to be Germanic: scholars compare Old Saxon plegan (“to vouch…

It is a medieval derivative of labōrō (“to toil, work”) with the suffix -tōrius; a Polish dictionary refers it to labōrātor “labourer”.

1. The origin of the word for a fur garment is uncertain. Wiktionary derives it ultimately from Proto-Slavic *guna (“coarse fur garment”), probably through Byzantine Greek γούνα (goúna), unless the…

Niermeyer, Köbler and the Catalan glossary derive it from the verb, as from Latin cambiō (“to exchange”) + -ium. Wiktionary takes the opposite view: the noun is the older word, from Gaulish cambion…

It is from Latin fortis (“strong, brave”), whose neuter plural ⟨fortia⟩ was taken as a feminine singular noun. Wiktionary takes it from phrases such as fortia facta (“brave deeds”); the MLW refers…

It is formed from Latin super- + prehendō (“to seize”). Wiktionary takes the New Latin verb for a calque of a modern language, possibly French surprendre. French surprendre goes back to Old French…

It is from Latin atomus (“atom”) + -icus. Wiktionary notes that it looks like a borrowing of a Greek adjective in ⟨-ικός⟩ that is not attested, and thinks the New Latin word is probably modelled on…

Its origin is unknown; Wiktionary and Etymonline suggest it may be imitative.

The origin is uncertain. Niermeyer derives it from Medieval Latin galo, and Wiktionary takes it as a diminutive of Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish galla (“vessel”). The GMLC…

It is from Latin vastus (“empty, desolate”), whose neuter was used as a noun. Niermeyer derives it from the verb vāstō (“to lay waste”).

It is from Latin dis- (“un-”) + faciō (“to do, make”). The MLW compares Old French desfaire, and the DMLBS connects the British uses with Old French desfacier. Etymonline gives the source of the Old…

It is from Frankish *fehu (“cattle, property”) in the generally accepted view, a Medieval Latin word of Germanic origin, through Old French feu or Old Occitan feu according to Wiktionary. Its forms…

It is borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk (“of the people”), taken from a Germanic language (Wiktionary calls this the probable source), and goes back to Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Köbler…

It is a Germanic word. Georges and the TLL compare Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰 (bandwa, “sign”); Etymonline takes it from Frankish or another West Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *bandwa- (“sign, banner…

It is from Latin polus + -āris. polus (“pole, end of an axis; the sky”) is itself Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

It is borrowed from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos, “Slav”), from a shortening of Proto-Slavic *slověninъ (“a Slav”). The ethnic name came to mean “slave” in Medieval Latin because many Slavs were…

It is from Latin buttis (“cask”) + -culus, a diminutive. Etymonline notes that ⟨buttis⟩ is perhaps from Greek. It is the source of Old French boteille, Occitan botelha and Spanish botija, and…

It is from Latin dictiō (“saying, word”) + -ārium, the neuter of dictiōnārius. Etymonline takes it to be probably a shortening of the phrase ⟨dictionarius liber⟩, “book of words”. The first part is…

It is from Latin distinctus (“separated, distinguished”) + -īvus, from the past participle of distinguō (“to separate, distinguish”).

It is from Latin misceō (“to mix”), perhaps on the model of maculō, or a reshaping of the Late Latin forms ⟨miscuere⟩ and ⟨miscuare⟩, built on the perfect ⟨miscuī⟩. Compare Old High German miskilōn…

It is from Latin missus (“envoy; sent”) + -āticum, from the missus who carried out the king's commissions. The verb behind it is mittō (“to send”).

It is from Latin parabola (“comparison; speech”), with the verb ending -ō. That noun is παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”) in Greek, and in Vulgar Latin it came to mean “word”, “speech”. The spoken…

It is from Latin ratus (“fixed, settled”), the past participle of reor (“to reckon, think”), in the feminine and used as a noun with pars (“part”) understood. Köbler leaves the origin of the…

It is formed from Latin re- + crēdō (“to entrust, believe”), on the model of Old French recroire. The DMLBS compares Anglo-Norman recreire and the Old French verb. Niermeyer takes the reflexive use…

It is from Latin sors (“lot, fate”) + -ārius, so etymologically a teller of fortunes by lots.