facul Latin · revision 9783

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Pacuvius|origins=ine-pro *dʰeh₁-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈfa.kʊɫ]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈfaː.kul]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''facul''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is an old form of the adverb [[facile]] “easily”, from [[facilis]] “easy”; de Vaan lists it among the derivatives of [[faciō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(de Vaan 2008) De Vaan traces ⟨faciō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*fak-i-]], from [[ine-pro|*dʰh₁-k-|t=to make]], an extension of [[m|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-|t=to put]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its earliest source is Pacuvius, and Accius and Lucilius also use it.^(Köbler 2010)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(de Vaan 2008) Köbler dates Pacuvius 220–130 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant easily, the same as ''facile'', and is found only in early tragedy and satire.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 220–130 BC – Pacuvius uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 170–c. 90 BC – Accius uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|easily|alt=Easily]].^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[facilis]]

+ * [[facile]]

+ * [[difficilis]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}