acceptio Latin · revision 9424

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

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+ ==Pronunciation==

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

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

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''acceptiō''' ''f'' (genitive acceptiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[accipiō]] “to receive, accept” with the suffix [[-tiō]]; ⟨accipiō⟩ is from [[ad-]] and [[capiō]] “to take”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Köbler 2010) De Vaan traces ⟨capiō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*kap-i-]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Lewis & Short and Gaffiot cite Cicero's ''Topica'': there is no surrender or gift without acceptance.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was a taking, receiving, accepting, as in Cicero and Sallust.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Christian Latin ''acceptiō persōnae'' (after Romans 2:11) was respect of persons, partiality, favouritism.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(DMLBS) Medieval Latin also used it for the meaning of a word, and for admission into a monastery.^(Niermeyer 1976) In Ecclesiastical Latin it was acceptance, respect, distinction, and in canon law a candidate's acceptance of an office.^(Stelten 1995) It gave French ''acception'' and the rare [[en|acception]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

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

+ * 86–34 BC – Sallust uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A taking, receiving, [[m|en|acceptance]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' ''acceptiō persōnae'' [[m|en|favouritism|alt=Favouritism]], partiality.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(DMLBS)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' The meaning of a word; admission into a monastery.^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[satisacceptiō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[accipiō]]

+ * [[acceptus]]

+ * [[acceptō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}