necessario Latin · revision 31128

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=234–149 BC, Cato|origins=itc-pro *kesde/o-}}

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''necessāriō''' (not comparable)^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the ablative of [[m|la|necessārius|t=necessary]] used as an adverb.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010) De Vaan lists ⟨necessārius⟩ and ⟨necesse⟩ among the derivatives of [[m|la|cēdō|t=to yield, go away]], from [[itc-pro|*kesde/o-|t=to go away, avoid]] and [[ine-pro|*ḱyesdʰ-|t=to drive away]], cognate with [[sa|सेधति|tr=sedhati|t=drives away]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's first example is Cato's advice not to handle wine “unless of necessity”.^(OLD 2012) Köbler gives Terence.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is “of necessity, without option”, as in Cato, and “inevitably, as a necessary consequence”, as Terence's “then, compelled, they inevitably reveal themselves”.^(OLD 2012) It occurs in the Bible.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 234–149 BC – Cato of necessity.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence of inevitable consequence.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # Of [[m|en|necessity]], unavoidably.^(OLD 2012)

+ # [[m|en|inevitably|alt=Inevitably]], necessarily.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[necessārius]]

+ * [[necesse]]

+ * [[necessitās]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Wiktionary treats it as a variant of the rarer [[necessāriē]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}