English
a baculo
A baculo comes from Latin ā baculō, and goes back to baculum ‘sceptre, rod’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbaculumas baculō‘sceptre, rod’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEā baculōliterally ‘by means of the rod’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018a baculo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbaculumas baculō‘sceptre, rod’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEā baculōliterally ‘by means of the rod’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018a baculo
Earliest quotation: 2018, William Boos, Metamathematics and the Philosophical Tradition: “Philonous’ reply is perhaps less interesting for its a…”
The story
Learned borrowing from Latin ā baculō (literally “by means of the rod”), from ā (‘of, from’) + baculō (‘sceptre, rod’), ablative singular of baculum.
Linked words
through Latin baculum ‘sceptre, rod’
Today it means
adv Argued by means of force rather than logic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin baculum / a baculo