Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31724/rihjj.49.2.6
History of the Term cjepivo in Croatian Lexicography
Kristian Lewis
orcid.org/0000-0002-9202-9702
; Institut za hrvatski jezik, Zagreb
Dalibor Vrgoč
orcid.org/0000-0002-6259-0187
; Hrvatsko vojno učilište „Dr. Franjo Tuđman”, Zagreb
Abstract
This paper focuses on the history of the term cjepivo in Croatian lexicography, exploring its first records, creation, and development of meaning. The authors analyze its first appearances in lexicographic sources and periodicals from the second half of the 19th century, including the earliest terminological dictionaries, as well as later dictionaries and encyclopedias. The paper demonstrates how, soon after the revolutionary emergence of the concept of vaccination and vaccines, the Croatian language developed a term that did not rely on the loanword vakcina, which is used in many other Slavic languages. This research supports the idea that Croatian has a strong word-formation capabilities, particularly evident during the peak of its terminological development in the second half of the 19th century. Additionally, the paper provides an overview of the origin of the word vaccine in English, the language in which the term was coined and its word-formation cluster was developed. Finally, the paper presents new perspectives on the intended part of speech for the term vaccine by its creator, Edward Jenner.
Keywords
term cjepivo; term vaccine; history of the Croatian language; Croatian lexicography; word formation
Hrčak ID:
310051
URI
Publication date:
23.11.2023.
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