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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=81–43 BC, Cicero|origins=la amplus}}

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''amplē''' (comparative amplius, superlative amplissimē)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|la|amplus|-ē|t1=large, ample]], the adverb of that adjective; for the comparative see [[amplius]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan derives [[m|la|amplus]] from [[itc-pro|*am-lo-|t=seizable]], from [[ine-pro|*h₃mh₃-|t=to grab]], the root of [[m|la|emō]], but notes that the change of ⟨*-ml-⟩ to ⟨-mpl-⟩ is hard to date.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler first records it in Cicero.^(Köbler 2010) Cicero has ''exōrnat amplē magnificēque triclīnium'', “he decks out the dining room lavishly and splendidly”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Amplē'' is “liberally, generously”, and with verbs of praising “handsomely, in complimentary terms”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) In rhetoric it describes a copious and dignified style, “impressively”, as Cicero contrasts orators who speak plainly and concisely with those who speak ''sublātē amplēque'', “loftily and amply”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Church Latin glosses it “richly, amply”.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero: ''exōrnat amplē magnificēque triclīnium''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|generously]], liberally, richly;^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995) handsomely (of praise).^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(rhetoric)'' Copiously and with dignity, [[m|en|impressively]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[amplus]]

+ * [[amplius]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}