Adicio

Adicio is a Latin verb meaning to add or to attach. It is used transitively, with the thing being added taking the direct object position in the sentence, and it often conveys the sense of bringing something additional to a collection, list, or physical entity. In classical Latin, adicio belongs to the -io class of verbs and is typically listed with principal parts such as adicio, adiicere, adiēcī, adiectum; the passive participle is adiectus (adiecta, adiectum).

The form adiectio, derived from adicio, functions as a noun meaning “an addition” or “an appendix,” and adiectus (adiecta, adiectum) serves as the corresponding participial adjective meaning “added” or “attached.” These derivatives are used in scholarly, legal, and literary Latin to indicate material appended to a text or item added to a list, as well as in more general contexts of attachment or inclusion.

Usage and scope of meaning extend beyond mere arithmetic addition to include the notion of attaching physical objects or incorporating new material into a whole. In Latin dictionaries, adicio is typically distinguished from addere, a more general term for adding in broader contexts, by its sense of bringing something to the side or alongside something else, sometimes with nuance of attachment.

See also: addere, adiectio, adiectus.