interogatoriu

Forms

interogatoriu n (plural interogatorii)^[1]

Etymology

It is borrowed from French interrogatoire, the source given by DEX, MDA2, Wiktionary and the neologism dictionaries.^{[2][3][1][4][5]} Marcu and Maneca compare Italian interrogatorio as well, and NODEX adds Latin interrogātōrius.^[6][7]

The French word comes from Medieval Latin interrogatōrium, from Late Latin interrogātōrius.^[1] The Latin adjective is formed on interrogātor (“questioner”) and was a legal term for actions that proceed by questioning the parties.^[8][9]

Earliest recorded meaning

In 1869 Barițiu's Hungarian–Romanian dictionary gives interogatoriu as a legal equivalent of Hungarian kérdőpont “point of inquiry” and törvényes kihallgatás “judicial hearing”.^[10][11] Costinescu's dictionary of 1870 defines it as the questions a judge puts in a civil or criminal case and the record of the answers.^[12] MDA2's first record is in Titu Maiorescu's parliamentary speeches.^[3]

Semantic evolution

The word has stayed a legal term: the set of questions a judge puts to a party in a trial, and the document that records them and the answers.^[2][13][14] MDA2 adds the questioning of a suspect by the police and, in familiar use, any close questioning by a superior who wants the truth about something.^[3] Damé gives an old plural interogatorie.^[15]

Timeline

• 1869 – in Barițiu's Hungarian–Romanian dictionary, as a legal term.^[10]
• 1870 – defined in Costinescu's dictionary.^[12]
• 1875 – interrogatoriu in Antonescu's Romanian–French dictionary.^[16]
• 1893 – Damé gives the plural interogatorie.^[15]

Meanings

Noun

1. (law) An interrogation: the questions a judge puts to a party in a trial, and the answers given.^[2][3]
2. The written record of these questions and answers.^[2][3]
3. The questioning of a suspect by the police.^[3]
4. (colloquial) Persistent questioning by a superior, to learn the truth about something.^[3]

Related words

• interoga
• French interrogatoire

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 516
3. ^ a b c d e f g Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 1, 1150
4. ^ Marcu, Florin (2000), Marele dicționar de neologisme, București: Saeculum Vizual, p. s.v. interogatoriu
5. ^ Costăchescu, Adriana; Dincă, Daniela; Dragoste, Ramona; Popescu, Mihaela; Scurtu, Gabriela (2009–2010), Dicționar de împrumuturi lexicale din limba franceză (DILF), 2 vols., Craiova: Universitaria, p. s.v. interogatoriu
6. ^ Marcu, Florin; Maneca, Constant (1986), Dicționar de neologisme, 3rd ed., București: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, p. s.v. interogatoriu
7. ^ Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2002), Noul dicționar explicativ al limbii române, București: Litera Internațional, p. s.v. interogatoriu
8. ^ Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
9. ^ Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
10. ^ a b Barițiu, George (1869), Dictionariu unguresc-romanescu, Brașov, p. 295
11. ^ Barițiu, George (1869), Dictionariu unguresc-romanescu, Brașov, p. 582
12. ^ a b Costinescu, Ion (1870), Vocabularu romano-francesu, 2 vols., Bucuresci, p. 1, 555
13. ^ Șăineanu, Lazăr (1929), Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th ed., Craiova: Scrisul Românesc, p. 335
14. ^ Candrea, I.-A.; Adamescu, Gh. (1926–1931), Dicționarul enciclopedic ilustrat „Cartea Românească”, București: Cartea Românească, p. s.v. interogatoriu
15. ^ a b Damé, Frédéric (1893–1895), Nouveau dictionnaire roumain-français, 4 vols., Bucarest: Imprimerie de l'État, p. s.v. interogatoriu
16. ^ Antonescu, G. M. (1875), Dictionariu romanu-francesu, Bucuresci: Typografia Curții (Lucrători Associați), p. 149