positus Latin · revision 8489

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Sallust|origins=la pōnō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈpɔ.sɪ.tʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈpɔː.s̬i.tus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''positus''' ''m'' (genitive positūs); fourth declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[pōnō]] “to put, place” with the suffix [[-tus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source for the noun is Sallust, whom he dates 86–34 BC.^(Köbler 2010) The OLD's earliest citations are from Ovid.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant position, site, and arrangement, as in Ovid, the laying of the dead to rest, and in Gellius the giving of a name.^(OLD 2012)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for the manner of laying out, arrangement.^(DMLBS) Medieval Latin used the participle ''positus'' for located, residing, and being in a condition.^(Niermeyer 1976) The related ''positiō'' gave [[en|position]] in the late 14th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 86–34 BC – Sallust uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 43 BC–18 AD – Ovid uses it of position and arrangement.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''position'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|Position]], site.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Arrangement.^(OLD 2012)

+ # The laying to rest (of the dead).^(OLD 2012)

+ # The giving (of a name).^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[positiō]]

+ * [[pōnō]]

+ * [[en|position]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ It is also the participle ''positus'' “placed” of [[pōnō]].^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}