praeparatio Latin · revision 9117

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''praeparātiō''' ''f'' (genitive praeparātiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[praeparō]] “to prepare” with the suffix [[-tiō]], from [[prae-]] and [[parō]] “to make ready”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Cicero, “preparation”.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant the action of getting ready, preparation, as in Cicero's ''De officiis'' and ''Tusculans'', and a thing prepared.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) Quintilian uses it in rhetoric.^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for preparation, and for the day of preparation before the Sabbath.^(DMLBS) Through Old French it gave [[en|preparation]] in the late 14th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

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

+ * c. 35–95/96 AD – Quintilian uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A getting ready, [[m|en|preparation]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' The day of preparation.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[praeparō]]

+ * [[parō]]

+ * [[en|preparation]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}