introductio Latin · revision 9173

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

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+ ==Pronunciation==

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

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

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''intrōductiō''' ''f'' (genitive intrōductiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[intrōdūcō]] “to lead in” 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 introduction, a bringing in, as in Cicero's ''intrōductiō adulēscentulōrum nōbilium'' “the bringing in of young nobles”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Medieval Latin it meant seizin, putting someone in possession of land.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for bringing a person into a place and for a character's entrance in a play.^(DMLBS) Through Old French ''introduccion'' it gave [[en|introduction]] in the late 14th century, “act of bringing into existence”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

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

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

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

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A bringing in, [[m|en|introduction]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' Seizin.^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[intrōdūcō]]

+ * [[dūcō]]

+ * [[en|introduction]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}