condicio Latin · revision 7342

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Ennius|origins=la dīcō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [kɔnˈdɪ.ki.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [konˈdiː.t͡ʃi.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''condiciō''' ''f'' (genitive condiciōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[condīcō]] “to agree upon, fix” with the suffix [[-iō]], from [[con-]] and [[dīcō]] “to say”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL) It was often confused with ⟨conditiō⟩, because ⟨-ti-⟩ and ⟨-ci-⟩ were pronounced alike in later Latin, and Lewis and Short note the false derivation from [[condō]].^(Wiktionary)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Ennius, of a marriage, and Plautus uses it of terms offered.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Ennius 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant a contract, agreement, a truce, ''condiciōnēs pācis'', and in Ennius a marriage, match, a love affair, and a prospective partner.^(OLD 2012) It meant terms offered, a proposal, and a term or stipulation of an agreement, and ''nūllā condiciōne'' “on no terms”.^(OLD 2012) In Plautus it meant an option, choice, and in Cicero a situation, a plight, one's position or fortune, legal status, and nature, character.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant condition, agreement, compact, stipulation, terms.^(Stelten 1995) Medieval Latin used it of mutual relations and of a legal provision.^(Niermeyer 1976) Through Old French ''condicion'' it gave [[en|condition]] in the mid-14th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it of marriage.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of terms and of options.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of agreements and of status.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An agreement, contract; a truce.^(OLD 2012)

+ # A marriage, match; a prospective partner.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Terms offered, a proposal.^(OLD 2012)

+ # A stipulation, [[m|en|condition]], ''nūllā condiciōne'', by no means.^(OLD 2012)

+ # An option, alternative.^(OLD 2012)

+ # A situation; a plight; one's position.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Legal status.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Nature, character.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[condiciōnābilis]]

+ * [[condiciōnālis]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[condiciōnāliter]]

+ * [[condīcō]]

+ * [[condictiō]]

+ * [[dīcō]]

+ * [[en|condition]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}