amiculus Latin · revision 9895

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Cicero|origins=ine-pro *h₃emh₃-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [aˈmiː.kʊ.ɫʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [aˈmiː.ku.lus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''amīculus''' ''m'' (genitive amīculī, feminine amīcula); second declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|amīcus|-ulus|t1=friend]], a diminutive.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) ⟨amīcus⟩ is from [[m|la|amō|t=to love]], which de Vaan traces to [[itc-pro|*ama-|t=to take, hold]], from [[ine-pro|*h₃mh₃-|t=to take hold of]].^(Wiktionary)^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its earliest source is Cicero's ''Verrines'', ''quid dē Docimō amīculō meō?'' “what about my dear friend Docimus?”.^(Köbler 2010)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In familiar or depreciatory use it meant a dear friend, a humble friend, as in Cicero and Catullus.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for a humble friend, as in John of Garland.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

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

+ * 81/79–52/50 BC – Catullus uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A dear friend; a humble friend.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[amīcus]]

+ * [[amīcula]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}