audacter Latin · revision 31750

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

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''audācter''' (comparative audācius, superlative audācissimē)^(Wiktionary)

+ The fuller form ''audāciter'' is used by Cicero, Sallust and Livy.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|audāx|-ter|t1=bold]].^(Wiktionary)^(OLD 2012) The adjective [[m|la|audāx]] is from [[m|la|audeō|t=to dare]], which de Vaan derives from [[m|la|avidus|t=greedy]]: the verb at first meant “to want very much”, as the polite ⟨sōdēs⟩ “if you please”, from ⟨*sī audēs⟩, still shows in Plautus.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its first examples in the OLD are Plautus' “they would commit their crimes less boldly” and Ennius' friend to whom a man could speak boldly of great and small matters.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It means boldly, courageously or confidently, and in a bad sense audaciously, impudently or rashly.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Cicero uses it of bold licence in speech, as of a daring metaphor.^(OLD 2012)^(TLL) Church Latin glosses it “boldly”.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus of crimes committed boldly.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius of speaking with confidence.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero of bold language.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|boldly|alt=Boldly]], courageously, confidently.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)

+ # [[m|en|audaciously|alt=Audaciously]], impudently, rashly.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

+ # With boldness of speech, daringly.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[audax|alt=audāx]]

+ * [[audeo|alt=audeō]]

+ * [[audacia|alt=audācia]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}