salamandra Latin · revision 4362

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=Celsus|origins=grc σαλαμάνδρα}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [sa.ɫaˈman.dra]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [sa.laˈman.dra]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''salamandra''' ''f'' (genitive salamandrae); first declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|grc|σαλαμάνδρα|tr=salamándra|t=salamander]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) Köbler calls the Greek word of unknown foreign origin, and Etymonline says it is probably eastern or, for Beekes, Pre-Greek.^(Köbler 2010)^(Etymonline) Isidore of Seville said it was named for its power against fires.^(Isidore)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler dates its first use to Celsus, 14–37 AD.^(Köbler 2010) Pliny the Elder describes it at length.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was the salamander, which was popularly thought venomous and able to withstand or put out fire.^(OLD 2012)^(DMLBS) Pliny the Elder, Martial and Petronius mention it.^(Lewis & Short 1879) Isidore of Seville says it is the most venomous of all creatures, killing many at once.^(Isidore)

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+ Medieval writers kept the belief that it lives in fire unharmed.^(DMLBS) English ''salamander'' is recorded in the mid-14th century for the legendary creature living in fire.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 14–37 AD – Celsus uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 23/24–79 AD – Pliny the Elder describes it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 560–636 AD – Isidore of Seville explains its name.^(Isidore)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * mid-14th century – English ''salamander'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|salamander]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[en|salamander]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}