English
ad referendum
Ad referendum comes from Latin ad referendum ‘subject to reference’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad referendum‘subject to reference’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad referendum‘subject to reference’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Latin ad referendum (‘subject to reference’).
Every English word from Latin ad referendum
Today it means
adv Subject to agreement by others and finalization of details, especially an ad referendum contract.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ad referendum / ad referendum