Word: 'information' • Extended Annotations

information

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said to be based on post-15^th century Latin informatio "formation, conception"

information noun

The giving of form or essential character to something; the action of imbuing with a particular quality [OED]
Law. English Law. originally: a complaint or charge presented to a court or magistrate in order to institute (routine) criminal proceedings [OED]
used to denote a proceeding similar to that of sense II.5 in other systems of judicature, esp. that of ancient Rome [OED]
Law. English Law. a complaint presented by the Crown in respect of a civil claim, in the form of a statement of the facts by the Attorney General [OED]
the action of imparting accusatory or incriminatory intelligence against a person; an instance of this, a charge, an accusation [OED]
1387–1660, now obsolete
knowledge communicated concerning some particular fact, subject, or event; that of which one is apprised or told; intelligence, news [OED]
the shaping of the mind or character; communication of instructive knowledge; education, training; Now rare [OED]

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An interesting word and evolution.

The modern usages of information are based on post-15^th century Latin and Scholarly/Scientific Latin (16^th to 18^th century). Prior to that, the meanings are mostly either of shaping or describing something ugly.

Related Latin words

informo, informare, informavi, informatus
fashion, form an idea of, shape/form

informis, informis, informe
deformed, formless, shapeless, ugly, hideous

informitas, informitatis
(6-10th century Christian Latin)
ugliness, unshapeliness

"Information is impervious to favoritism."

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense

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