denumero Latin · revision 37031

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

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''dēnumerō''' (present infinitive dēnumerāre, perfect active dēnumerāvī, supine dēnumerātum); first conjugation^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|dē-|numerō|t2=to count]].^(OLD 2012)^(Bianchi & Lelli 2014) De Vaan lists it among the derivatives of [[m|la|numerus|t=number]], which he traces to [[itc-pro|*nomeso-]] and, through a thematized s-stem, to [[ine-pro|*nem-e/os-|t=apportioning, sacrifice]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is found from Plautus on,^(de Vaan 2008) in the sense “pay out (money) in full”, in the ''Asinaria'', the ''Mostellaria'', the ''Miles gloriosus'' and the ''Rudens''.^(Georges 1913)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Conte 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A treatise on the date of Easter attributed to Cyprian uses it of counting up all one's home-born slaves (''denumerans omnes vernas suos'').^(Georges 1913)^(Gaffiot 2016) Greek–Latin glossaries render it with verbs for counting, such as [[grc|ἀπαριθμέω|tr=aparithméō|alt=ἀπαριθμῶ]].^(CGL)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of paying money in full.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Georges 1913)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 5th century AD (?) – A treatise attributed to Cyprian uses it of counting slaves.^(Georges 1913)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|pay]] (money) in full, pay out.^(OLD 2012)^(Georges 1913)^(Conte 2010)

+ # ''(Late Latin)'' To count up, [[m|en|enumerate]].^(Georges 1913)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[dēnumerātiō]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ The TLL files it under [[dinumero|alt=dīnumerō]].^(TLL)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}