habitus Latin · revision 7894
16 Oct 2026, 14:36 by bogdan “Fix unsupported wording” current version
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==Semantic evolution==
− It meant a state, condition, of the body, as in Lucretius, and in Cicero of other things and of circumstances.^(OLD 2012) In Cicero it meant expression, bearing, as ''ōris habitus'' “the features”, and in Celsus posture.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) From Virgil it meant dress, attire proper to a class or occasion.^(OLD 2012) From the ''Rhetorica ad Herennium'' it meant physical character, and in Cicero constitution, build.^(OLD 2012) Döderlein explains that ''vestis'' is the general word for clothing, while ''habitus'' is dress as part of one's appearance.^(Döderlein 1874)
+ It meant a state, condition, of the body, as in Lucretius, and in Cicero of other things and of circumstances.^(OLD 2012) In Cicero it meant expression, bearing, as ''ōris habitus'' “the features”, and in Celsus posture.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) From Virgil it meant dress, attire proper to a class or occasion.^(OLD 2012) From the ''Rhetorica ad Herennium'' it meant physical character, and in Cicero constitution, build.^(OLD 2012)
In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant habit, garb, dress, appearance, condition, disposition.^(Stelten 1995) Medieval Latin used it for a mode of life, manners, and life under a monastic rule.^(Niermeyer 1976) It was borrowed into Italian as ''abito'' and Spanish ''hábito'', and Old French ''habit'' gave [[en|habit]] in the early 13th century, first of a religious order's attire.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)
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* [[en|habitus]]
− ==Usage notes==
− Döderlein distinguishes it from [[vestis]], the general word for clothes.^(Döderlein 1874)
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