medicatio Latin · revision 9407

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Columella|origins=ine-pro *med-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

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

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

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''medicātiō''' ''f'' (genitive medicātiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[medicō]] “to heal, treat” with the suffix [[-tiō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline) ⟨Medicō⟩ is from [[medicus]] “physician”, from [[medeor]] “to heal”, which de Vaan traces to [[ine-pro|*med-|t=to measure]].^(Köbler 2010)^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD and Köbler cite Columella, of treating food or seed with a preparation.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Columella to the 1st century AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In Columella it was the treatment of food, wine or seed with a preservative or flavouring, such as sprinkling lentils with plant juices.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Gaffiot renders it the use of a remedy.^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it was a remedy, healing power, medicine.^(Stelten 1995) British Medieval Latin used it for treatment, medication, curing.^(DMLBS) [[en|medication]] (early 15th century, medical treatment) came through Old French and directly from Latin.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1st century AD – Columella uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The treatment of food, wine or seed with a [[m|en|preservative]] or flavouring.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Late Latin)'' A [[m|en|remedy]], healing; medical treatment, [[m|en|medication]].^(Stelten 1995)^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[medicō]]

+ * [[medicus]]

+ * [[medeor]]

+ * [[en|medication]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}