aequanimus Latin · revision 9841

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=Ausonius|origins=la aequus, la animus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ae̯ˈkʷa.nɪ.mʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [eˈkʷaː.ni.mus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''aequanimus''' (feminine aequanima, neuter aequanimum); first/second-declension adjective^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound of [[aequus]] “even, equal” and [[animus]] “mind”, and the TLL derives it from the phrase “aequō animō” or from [[aequanimitās]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its source is Ausonius, ''aequanimus fīam'' “let me be composed”.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Ausonius c. 310–394 AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant mentally calm, even-tempered, patient, composed.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) English ''equanimous'' (1650s) is from a related Latin ''aequanimis''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 310–394 AD – Ausonius uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 1650s – English ''equanimous'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Calm, [[m|en|composed]], even-tempered.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[aequanimitās]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[aequus]]

+ * [[animus]]

+ * [[en|equanimous]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}