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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=81–43 BC, Cicero|origins=ine-pro *h₁ep-}}

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''aptē''' (comparative aptius, superlative aptissimē)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[aptus|t=fitted, suitable]] with the adverbial suffix [[m|la|-ē]].^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010) De Vaan lists ⟨aptus⟩ “tied” with [[apīscor|t=to reach, get]] and the glossed [[m|la|apiō|t=to tie, fasten]], from [[itc-pro|*ap-]] and [[ine-pro|*h₁ep-|alt=*h1p-i-|t=to get, grab]], cognate with [[hit|epp-|t=to take, grab]] and [[sa|आप|tr=ā́pa|t=has reached]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Cicero,^(Köbler 2010) whose ''Verrines'' have emblems fitted so closely into golden bowls that they seemed made for them.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It means “so as to fit closely, snugly”, then “neatly, aptly”, of words falling into place in Cicero's ''Orator'', “suitably, usefully” and “appropriately, fittingly”, as of judging what is done fittingly in Cicero's ''De officiis''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero of a close fit and of fitting conduct.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # So as to fit closely, [[m|en|snugly]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # Neatly, [[m|en|aptly]], appositely.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

+ # [[m|en|suitably|alt=Suitably]], properly; fittingly.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[aptus]]

+ * [[apīscor]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}