frugi Latin · revision 10041

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''frūgī''' (indeclinable, comparative frūgālior, superlative frūgālissimus, adverb frūgāliter)^(Wiktionary)

+ Indeclinable; the comparative and superlative are supplied by ''frūgālior'', ''frūgālissimus''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It was originally the predicative dative of [[frūx]] “fruit, produce”, so “(fit) for food, useful”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan derives ⟨frūx⟩ from the root of [[fruor]] “to enjoy”, [[ine-pro|*bʰruHg-|t=to use]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is Plautus, of persons.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of persons, especially slaves, it meant worthy, honest, well-behaved, sober, thrifty, as in Plautus; of things, moderate, frugal, sober, as in Cicero.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) ''Frūgī'' “the Honest” was the surname of several Romans, such as Lucius Piso.^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for of good character, thrifty, sparing.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of persons.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of things.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Worthy, honest, [[m|en|thrifty]], well-conducted.^(OLD 2012)^(DMLBS)

+ # [[m|en|frugal|alt=Frugal]], moderate.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[frūx]]

+ * [[frūgālis]]

+ * [[frūgālitās]]

+ * [[fruor]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Lewis & Short treat it under ''frūx''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}