De elegantiis terminorum

Anniculum one year old... and corn bimum, trimum. Concerning children, however, we speak more through the diminutive, as in "this boy is bimulus two years old, trimulus, quadrimulus." But annulus ring is a diminutive from annus year.
Aparitores attendants are those who decorate chambers, houses, or temples.
Apud at/with signifies a person and a place in which [one is] without motion, as in libri apud me sunt the books are with me and pecunia apud thezauros money with the treasures, that is, "in." Wherefore, to go apud dominum to the master or apud domum to the house is said wrongly. Penes in the power of, however, signifies the master and power, as in fides dictorum meorum apud autores est the trustworthiness of my words is with the authors, pecunia penes diuites money in the power of the rich, this is in their authority and power.
Asseuerare to assert/affirm is to mix force of mind and emotion among arguments and proofs. Therefore, asseueratio is more than proof.
Assuescere to accustom and consuuescere to accustom oneself are joined to the dative. Desuescere to unaccustom [is used] with the ablative mediated by a preposition, as in assuesco latinitati I accustom myself to Latin. Desuesco a barbarie I unaccustom myself from barbarism, desuetus a latinitate unaccustomed from Latin. Assuefacio and consuefacio to make accustomed are joined with the accusative with the dative, as in assuefacio me bonis moribus I accustom myself to good morals.
At but is oratorical; Ast but is poetic, so that it may be made long by position.
Auctionari to sell by auction is to sell publicly in the forum what pertains to furniture. Hence Auctio auction is such a sale in public.

Bellum war is both the battle itself and also the whole time during which we are in the military, which the illiterate call guerra war, which is barbaric. Praelium battle and certamen contest is the clash of arms itself. Certamen is also of words.

Bibere to drink is of necessity. Potare to drink (often to excess) is of superfluity.
Biduo in two days, triduo in three days, quatriduo in four days, and no further.
Bifariam in two ways, trifariam in three ways, quadrifariam in four ways, omnifariam in all ways, and it is said no further.
Bimode in two modes, trimode, diversimode, omnimode are not said; but bifariam, diverso modo, omni modo.
Binoctio in two nights, Trinoctio, Quadrinoctio, and it is said no further.
Bipertito in two parts, Tripertito, Quadriptito, and it is said no further.
Bipes two-footed is one who has two feet; but bipedalis two feet in length is one who has a length of two feet.
Cauere to beware when it is joined with the accusative is "to avoid," as vitium caueo I avoid vice. When it is with the ablative, it is "to provide for," as lege cautum est it is provided by law, and mediated by a preposition, as ab hoste cauendum est one must beware of the enemy.
Calumniari and cavillare to calumniate/quibble do not differ; they signify to allege false crimes or to harass others in lawsuits through fraud and lies for the sake of winning. Hence Calumnia calumny, that is, fraud and deceit.