English
aedile
Aedile comes from Latin aedīlis ‘commissioner or magistrate’, from aedis ‘temple, shrine’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘to ignite’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eydʰ-‘to ignite’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éydʰ-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aiðesreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedisas aedēs‘temple, shrine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedīlis‘commissioner or magistrate’
- Englishearliest quotation 2010aedile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eydʰ-‘to ignite’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éydʰ-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aiðesreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedisas aedēs‘temple, shrine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaedīlis‘commissioner or magistrate’
- Englishearliest quotation 2010aedile
Earliest quotation: 2010, Mary Beard: “Some of these encroachments may have received permission from…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ‘to ignite’
ethanol, ether, estuary, atrium, 18 more
through Latin aedis ‘temple, shrine’
Today it means
noun An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- / aedile