aliquit

Latin

Etymology

Alternative spelling of aliquid. Spellings where word-final -d is replaced with -t or vice versa are attested for a number of Latin words, e.g. quod/quot, et/ed, at/ad, haud/haut. Adams 2013 supposes that word-final /t/ and /d/ were distinguished in general, but could assimilate in voicing to a following obstruent consonant (with /d/ becoming [t] before a voiceless consonant and /t/ becoming [d] before a voiced consonant) and assumes that this led to variation between the use of the letters t and d in word-final position, regardless of what sound followed.

Adverb

aliquit (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of aliquid (“somewhat”)
   • Apuleius Madaurensis, Apologia 30:

     an soli pisces habent aliquit occultum aliis, sed magis cognitum?

Further reading

• “aliquit” on page https://latin-dictionary.net/definition/2609/aliquit of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)