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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [fa.mɪ.liˈaː.rɪ.taːs]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [fa.mi.liˈaː.ri.tas]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''familiāritās''' ''f'' (genitive familiāritātis); third declension^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|familiāris|-tās|t1=of the household; intimate]], from [[familia]] “household”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ Köbler's earliest source is Terence.^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Terence 190–159 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant close friendship, familiar intercourse, intimacy, as in Cicero's ''summa familiāritās'', ''familiāritātem habēre'' was to be on intimate terms.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it means intimacy, familiarity.^(Stelten 1995) Medieval Latin used it for royal protection of a monastery and the condition of a privileged dependant.^(Niermeyer 1976) British Medieval Latin used it for membership of a household and the household itself.^(DMLBS) English ''familiarity'' (c. 1200) is from it.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it.^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * c. 1200 – English ''familiarity'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Noun===
+ # [[m|en|intimacy|alt=Intimacy]], close [[m|en|friendship]], [[m|en|familiarity]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' Royal protection; the status of a privileged dependant.^(Niermeyer 1976)
+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' A [[m|en|household]].^(DMLBS)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[familiāris]]
+ * [[familia]]
+ * [[en|familiarity]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}