collectivus Latin · revision 8494

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [kɔl.leːkˈtiː.wʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [kol.lekˈtiː.vus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''collēctīvus''' (feminine collēctīva, neuter collēctīvum); first/second-declension adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from ⟨collēctus⟩, the participle of [[colligō]] “to gather together”, with the suffix [[-īvus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Seneca, whom he dates 4 BC–65 AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant proceeding by inference, deductive.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Medieval Latin used it for comprehensive, synthetical.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it in logic and grammar for collective, aggregative.^(DMLBS) It was borrowed into Spanish ''colectivo'', and through Old French ''collectif'' it gave [[en|collective]] in the early 15th century, first meaning “comprehensive”.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 4 BC–65 AD – Seneca uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 15th century – English ''collective'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Inferential, deductive.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' Comprehensive, ''(grammar)'' [[m|en|collective]].^(Niermeyer 1976)^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[colligō]]

+ * [[collēctiō]]

+ * [[en|collective]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}