productio Latin · revision 9158

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Rhetorica ad Herennium|origins=la dūcō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [proːˈdʊk.ti.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [proˈduk.t͡si.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''prōductiō''' ''f'' (genitive prōductiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[prōdūcō]] “to lead forth, prolong” with the suffix [[-tiō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is the ''Rhetorica ad Herennium'', which he dates 86/82 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant an extension, lengthening of time, as in Cicero's ''prōductiō temporis'', and in grammar the lengthening of a syllable, as in Varro and Cicero.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) Gellius uses the plural in the sense of ''prōducta'', things preferred.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Medieval Latin it meant an appearance in court.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for bringing forward, producing documents.^(DMLBS) Through Old French ''production'' and Medieval Latin it gave [[en|production]] about 1400, “a coming into being”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 86/82 BC – The ''Rhetorica ad Herennium'' uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of lengthening.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 1400 – English ''production'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A lengthening, prolonging.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(grammar)'' The lengthening of a syllable.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' A producing, bringing forward.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[prōdūcō]]

+ * [[dūcō]]

+ * [[en|production]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}