English
locus classicus
Locus classicus comes from New Latin locus classicus.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900locus classicusliterally ‘classical place’
- Englishearliest quotation 1847same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900locus classicusliterally ‘classical place’
- Englishearliest quotation 1847same form
Earliest quotation: 1847, Thomas De Quincey, Protestantism: “This famous passage of Scripture, this locus classicus, or…”
Every English word from New Latin locus classicus
Today it means
noun An authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin locus classicus / locus classicus