Livianadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɪvɪən/, U.S.

/ˈlɪviən/

Forms: 1500s Liuian, 1600s– Livian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Livy , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Titus Livy (classical Latin Livius ), Roman historian (d. 17 a.d.) + -an suffix (compare -ian suffix), originally after Middle French Livian (1561 in the passage translated in quot. 1565).Compare classical Latin Liviānus, Middle French, French Livien (1548 or earlier), all in sense ‘of, or named after a member of, the Gens Livia’, a family in ancient Rome, to which the historian belonged.

Of, connected with, or characteristic of the Roman historian Livy.

ΚΠ

1565 W. Stewart tr. Breif Gathering Halie Signes f. 30^v It is reheirsit be y^e Liuian historie [Fr. l'histoire Liuiane], of Fabius Maximus, yat held be dispensatioun twa beneficis.

1656 P. K. Surfeit to A B C 18 I commend an obscure man, Egnatius, a sweet compendium of the Empire, with a right elegant Livian phrase.

1722 L. Welsted Epist. to Dr. Garth 10 Let Steele immortal Mildenheim sustain, And trace his Story in the Livian Strain.

1882 M. Creighton Hist. Papacy II. iv. ix. 488 The picturesqueness of the Hussite wars attracted the fancy of Æneas, and he described them in his best Livian style.

1906 Classical Rev. 20 458/1 [The] author..has devoted much time and trouble to the minute investigation of Livian and Latin expression.

1987 A. M. Eckstein Senate & Gen. v. 151 There seems no reason..to distrust the Livian account of what happened by Marcellus's decree at Leontini.

2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 Oct. 48/2 Bruni..wrote, in fine Livian Latin, a counter-history that exalted the states that survived the collapse of the Roman Empire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	livian
释义	Livianadj. Brit. /ˈlɪvɪən/, U.S. /ˈlɪviən/ Forms: 1500s Liuian, 1600s– Livian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Livy , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Titus Livy (classical Latin Livius ), Roman historian (d. 17 a.d.) + -an suffix (compare -ian suffix), originally after Middle French Livian (1561 in the passage translated in quot. 1565).Compare classical Latin Liviānus, Middle French, French Livien (1548 or earlier), all in sense ‘of, or named after a member of, the Gens Livia’, a family in ancient Rome, to which the historian belonged. Of, connected with, or characteristic of the Roman historian Livy. ΚΠ 1565 W. Stewart tr. Breif Gathering Halie Signes f. 30^v It is reheirsit be y^e Liuian historie [Fr. l'histoire Liuiane], of Fabius Maximus, yat held be dispensatioun twa beneficis. 1656 P. K. Surfeit to A B C 18 I commend an obscure man, Egnatius, a sweet compendium of the Empire, with a right elegant Livian phrase. 1722 L. Welsted Epist. to Dr. Garth 10 Let Steele immortal Mildenheim sustain, And trace his Story in the Livian Strain. 1882 M. Creighton Hist. Papacy II. iv. ix. 488 The picturesqueness of the Hussite wars attracted the fancy of Æneas, and he described them in his best Livian style. 1906 Classical Rev. 20 458/1 [The] author..has devoted much time and trouble to the minute investigation of Livian and Latin expression. 1987 A. M. Eckstein Senate & Gen. v. 151 There seems no reason..to distrust the Livian account of what happened by Marcellus's decree at Leontini. 2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 Oct. 48/2 Bruni..wrote, in fine Livian Latin, a counter-history that exalted the states that survived the collapse of the Roman Empire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565
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