credibiliter Latin · revision 9803

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

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [kreː.dɪˈbɪ.lɪ.tɛr]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [kre.diˈbiː.li.ter]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''crēdibiliter''' (comparative crēdibilius, superlative crēdibilissimē)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|crēdibilis|-ter|t1=credible]], from [[m|la|crēdō|t=to believe]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨crēdō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*krezde/o-]], from [[ine-pro|*ḱred-dʰeh₁-|t=to place the heart, believe]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its earliest source is Cicero's speech for Deiotarus.^(Köbler 2010)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant in a credible manner, credibly, plausibly, as in Cicero and Quintilian, and Augustine has the comparative ''crēdibilius''.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for credibly.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 35–95/96 AD – Quintilian uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 354–430 AD – Augustine uses ''crēdibilius''.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|credibly|alt=Credibly]], plausibly.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[crēdibilis]]

+ * [[crēdō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}