discordia Latin · revision 30790

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=ine-pro *ḱḗr}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [dɪsˈkɔr.di.a]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [disˈkɔr.di.a]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''discordia''' ''f'' (genitive discordiae); first declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|la|discors|-ia|t1=disagreeing]].^(OLD 2012)^(TLL)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline) [[m|la|discors]] is [[m|la|dis-|t=apart]] with [[m|la|cor|t=heart]], which de Vaan traces to [[itc-pro|*kord]] and [[ine-pro|*ḱḗr|t=heart]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Plautus,^(de Vaan 2008) and Lewis & Short cite Plautus and Terence.^(Lewis & Short 1879) Köbler first records it in Ennius.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Discordia'' is disagreement and dissension, between persons.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) The TLL notes that grammarians called it a word without a plural, although the plural is common.^(TLL)

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+ Church Latin glosses it “discord, disagreement, dissension”.^(Stelten 1995) English [[m|en|discord]] (early 13th century) comes from it through Old French.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

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

+ * early 13th century – English [[m|en|discord]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|disagreement]], [[m|en|dissension]], [[m|en|discord]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # Strife, quarrel.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(TLL)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[discordiōsus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[discors]]

+ * [[concordia]]

+ * [[cor]]

+ * [[en|discord]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}