User:Isomorphyc/Latin Orphan Substantives in -tio

This is a list of examples of nouns in -tio which are not formed from known verbs, together with certain ancillary information. I have tried to be exhaustive, but perhaps other examples will be found. Corrigenda or further examples are appreciated.

prefixation with in- of a noun in -tio deriving from a verb:

immoderatus and immoderatio but not *immodero [Aureate]

imperfectus and imperfectio but not *imperficio [Late Latin]

inordinatus and inordinatio but not *inordino [possibly coined by Augustine; not in L&S];

ineruditus and ineruditio but not *inerudio [probably coined by St. Jerome; not in L&S];

incorruptus and incorruptio but not *incorrumpo [possibly coined by St. Jerome];

other prefixation of a noun in -tio deriving from a verb:

praedispositus and praedispositio but not *praedispono [possibly coined by Francis Bacon; not in L&S];

cognatus and cognatio but not *cognascor; [Aureate]

derivation from a substantive with an implied first conjugation verb in -o (usually, sense: provided with):

racemus and racematio but not *racemo; [Late Latin; L&S cites only Tertullian]

pampinatus and pampinatio but not *pampino (verb); [Aureate]

tabulatus and tabulatio but not *tabulo (however: contabulo, deriving somewhat oddly as con- + tabula + -o). [very common but not used by the `best' authors, probably topically]

exotic construction:

graduatus and graduatio but not *gradio (however: gradior/gressum).

[I believe this is New Latin, and graduatus is also New Latin, although neither is marked as such in Wiktionary; possibly coined by Francis Bacon]

Overall, several things can be noted:

1: a mid double-digit percentage of commonly used verbs form nouns in -tio;

2: of the nouns in -tio, well more than 99% are formed from an existing verb;

3: of the exceptions:

3a: 75% of Aureate usages are explained by implied verbs of possession (racemus -> *racemo -> racematus -> racematio)

3b: 75% of religious usages are explained by prefixation of existing substantives in -tio with in-

3c: there is one Aureate example of the mostly religious usage: immoderatio

3d: also Tertullian introduces a word according to the older pattern: racematio

3e: Francis Bacon had new ideas and apparently needed new morphology

It is worth noting that all of the in- prefixed exceptions mean `not': immoderatio is immoderation; imperfectio is imperfection; inordinatio is disorder; ineruditio is ignorance (and a double negative). It is unlikely to me that in any natural Latin morphology, including natural Ecclesiastical usages, incorruptio by its morphology means incorruptibility.

I still think that this is a calculated poetic use of the language by St Jerome. I regret, however, that I find myself making a textual argument for a linguistic problem; I realise advocating for exceptions is not really desirable until everything else has been exhausted. I regret also for the long note; but I felt as much of a statistical argument as could be made required an attempt at exhaustiveness to constitute an attempt at validity.