decoro Latin · revision 31883

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 235–200 BC, Naevius|origins=ine-pro *deḱ-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [ˈdɛ.kɔ.roː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [ˈdɛː.ko.ro]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''decorō''' (present infinitive decorāre, perfect active decorāvī, supine decorātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)

+ An inscription has ''decoraat'', apparently for ''decorāvit''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a denominative verb [[der|la|decus|t=ornament, honour]], or from [[m|la|decor|t=beauty]].^(OLD 2012)^(TLL)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan places it in the family of [[m|la|decet|t=it is fitting]], from [[itc-pro|*dek-ē-|t=fits, is right]] and [[ine-pro|*deḱ-|t=to receive]], with a sense “what is received”, then “decoration” and “dignity”.^(de Vaan 2008) Cognate with [[grc|δέχομαι|tr=dékhomai|t=to receive]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Naevius;^(de Vaan 2008) the OLD's first example is Plautus' woman “who strips her own fingers and adorns yours”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It means to add beauty to, embellish or adorn, as Plautus' wish to have the household god decked with a garland, and of things, as Tibullus' garlands adorning hair.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) It also means to honour or glorify, as Plautus' immortal gods who approve and honour piety, and to be a credit to, as Cicero's dignity that adorned all of a man's life.^(OLD 2012) Church Latin glosses it “adorn, decorate, endow, honour”.^(Stelten 1995) English [[m|en|decorate]] is from the 1520s, from its past participle.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 235–200 BC – Naevius.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus of adorning fingers and honouring piety.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero of dignity adorning a life.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 55–19/18 BC – Tibullus of garlands on hair.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 1520s – English [[m|en|decorate]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|adorn]], embellish, [[m|en|decorate]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Stelten 1995)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To [[m|en|honour]], glorify; to be a credit to.^(OLD 2012)^(Stelten 1995)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[condecorō]]

+ * [[decorāmen]]

+ * [[decoramentum]]

+ * [[dēdecorō]]

+ * [[indecorō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[decus]]

+ * [[decor]]

+ * [[decet]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Döderlein says that ''cōmere'' and ''decorāre'' refer to ornament that pleases the eye, while ''ōrnāre'' also implies usefulness.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}