curatio Latin · revision 9496

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''cūrātiō''' ''f'' (genitive cūrātiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[cūrō]] “to take care of” with the suffix [[-tiō]]; ⟨cūrō⟩ is from [[cūra]] “care”, which de Vaan reconstructs as [[itc-pro|*kʷois-ā-|t=care, watch]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Plautus, of an office with duties.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was the taking charge of something, administration, superintendence, as in Cicero; care, attention; the treatment of a disease or wound, a cure, as in Cato; and an office with its duties, a charge, as in Plautus.^(OLD 2012) Lewis & Short call it rare but classical.^(Lewis & Short 1879) Isidore divides the treatment of diseases into pharmacy, surgery and diet.^(Isidore)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it was care, attention, healing, management.^(Stelten 1995) British Medieval Latin used it also for guardianship in law.^(DMLBS) [[en|curation]] (late 14th century) first meant the curing of disease.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of an office.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 234–149 BC – Cato uses it of medical treatment.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of administration.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Administration, [[m|en|superintendence]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # Care, attention.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Medical treatment, a [[m|en|cure]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # An office, a charge.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(law)'' Guardianship.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[cūrō]]

+ * [[cūra]]

+ * [[cūrātor]]

+ * [[en|curation]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}