per hoc
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From per (“through”, in Late Latin often "because of") + hoc (“this”). Began to supplant propter hoc from the second century CE onwards, becoming notably frequent by the time of Augustine.[1]
Adverb[edit]
per hoc (not comparable) (Late Latin)
- (This entry is a descendant hub.) for this reason, on this account
Descendants[edit]
- Italo-Romance:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “hŏc”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 442
- ^ Giacalone Ramat, Anna & Mauri, Caterina. 2008. From cause to contrast: A study in semantic change. In Elisabeth Verhoeven et al. (eds.), Studies on Grammaticalization, 303–321. Berlin: De Gruyter. §3.