praesertim Latin · revision 18161

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=derivation|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=la serō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [prae̯ˈsɛr.tĩː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [preˈs̬ɛr.tim]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''praesertim''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[m|la|prae-|t=before]] and [[m|la|serō|t=to join, link]], with the adverb ending [[m|la|-im]]: it first meant “linked in front”, adding the weightiest point.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Köbler compares [[ine-pro|*ser-|t=to line up, join]].^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler dates it from Cicero,^(Köbler 2010) but the OLD cites Plautus: ''egone istuc ausim facere, praesertim tibi?'', “would I dare to do that, to you of all people?”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Praesertim'' singles out a word or phrase, “above all, especially”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary) L&S note that it adds an important argument or condition and is most often joined to ''cum'' or ''sī'': ''praesertim cum'', “especially since, especially as”, and with a relative clause “especially since he”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ Church Latin glosses it “especially, particularly”.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus: ''praesertim tibi''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it often with ''cum''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|especially]], above all, particularly.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # ''praesertim cum'': especially since, the more so as.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[serō]]

+ * [[prae]]

+ * [[praecipuē]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}