facilis Latin · revision 6844

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *dʰeh₁-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈfa.kɪ.lɪs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈfaː.t͡ʃi.lis]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''facilis''' (neuter facile, comparative facilior, superlative facillimus, adverb facile); third-declension two-termination adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|faciō|-ilis|t1=to do, make]], so “that can be done”.^(OLD 2012)^(TLL)^(Wiktionary) ''Faciō'' goes back to [[ine-pro|*dʰh₁-k-|t=to make]], from [[ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-|t=to put]].^(de Vaan 2008) Old Latin had a short form [[facul]].^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Plautus, who says that anyone can easily do wrong.^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant easy, not requiring great effort, of tasks straightforward, as Terence's just and easily won case, and ''facile est'' “it is easy”.^(OLD 2012) Of things it meant easy to manage, of materials easily worked, of soil light, and easily obtained, as Virgil's earth pouring out easy food, and tolerable.^(OLD 2012) Of persons it meant ready, prone, and also good-natured, courteous, yielding.^(OLD 2012)^(Etymonline) The adverb [[facile]] meant “easily”.^(Wiktionary)

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+ In Medieval Latin ''dē facilī'' meant easily.^(DMLBS) It survives in French and Italian ''facile'' and Spanish ''fácil''.^(Wiktionary) [[en|facile]] was borrowed in the late 15th century, “easy to do”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses ''facile est''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it of an easy case.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 70–19 BC – Virgil uses it of food easily got.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 15th century – English ''facile'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|Easy]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # Straightforward, easy to handle.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Easily worked, (of soil) light.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Easily obtained.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Tolerable.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Ready, prone; good-natured, yielding.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[difficilis]]

+ * [[facilitās]]

+ * [[facultās]]

+ * [[perfacilis]]

+ * [[facile]]

+ * [[faciliter]]

+ * [[facul]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[faciō]]

+ * [[en|facile]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}