laureola Latin · revision 9170

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Cicero|origins=la laurus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ɫau̯ˈre.ɔ.ɫa]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [lau̯ˈrɛː.o.la]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''laureola''' ''f'' (genitive laureolae); first declension^(Wiktionary)

+ It is also spelled ''lōreola''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a diminutive of [[laurea]] “laurel, laurel wreath” with the suffix [[-ola]], from [[laurus]] “bay tree”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Cicero, whom he dates 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant a small laurel branch, a sprig of bay, especially as used to announce a victory, and so a little triumph.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Cicero's proverb ''laureolam in mustāceō quaerere'' “to look for a bay leaf in a wedding cake” meant to seek glory in trifles.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(OLD 2012)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for the spurge laurel, ''Daphne laureola''.^(DMLBS) [[en|laurel]] comes from the same Latin word ''laurus'' through Old French ''laurier''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^(Köbler 2010)^(Gaffiot 2016)

+ * mid-14th century – English ''laurel'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A sprig of [[m|en|laurel]]; a small triumph.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' The spurge laurel.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[laurea]]

+ * [[laureātus]]

+ * [[laurus]]

+ * [[en|laurel]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}