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3 cze 2019 · In period P, syntactic construct C did not have function F (pace Smith 2000). I understand that pace here signals that Smith (2000) suggests that C did have function F in P (see this related question for the basic meaning of pace ).
21 gru 2014 · The word pace is a Latin word, not an English word with a Latin root. For this reason, it’s usually written in italics when it occurs in an English sentence. It’s a form of pax, which is Latin for “peace”. Pace means “if so-and-so will permit” or “with deference to”, literally “with peace”.
However, I can imagine that some authors simply use pace for variation from "contrary to" without this particular nuance (essentially as suggested in the comments). (As may be clear from my question, this was in the field of linguistics and written by an author with an exceptional sensitivity to the finer nuances of language.)
21 gru 2023 · It is undisputed that a mile (measure of distance) comes from the latin mille passus. Mille means one thousand (1,000) and passus is translated to the Engish cognate "paces". It is therefore meant to mean "a thousand paces". This is what we find almost anywhere, e.g. Merriam-Webster:
29 lip 2002 · Most Latin words have several forms, depending on how the word is used in a sentence. As a subject, "pax", as in the Christmas message of the angels, "et in terra pax hominibus" (and on earth, peace to people).
In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas (lit. 'unity in necessaries; liberty in doubts; charity in all') is a Latin phrase.
The earliest known use of the noun pace is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for pace is from around 1300, in the Childhood of Jesus.
