deico

Latin

Etymology

  • From Proto-Italic *deikō.

    Pronunciation

    Pre-Latin [dei̯koː] > Old Latin [de̝ːkoː] > Classical Latin [diːkoː]. In Old Latin, the original diphthong [ei̯] is thought to have coalesced into a long vowel similar to "ē", but with a higher (closer) quality, here transcribed as [e̝ː] (though "ē", "ei" may have actually been [ɛː] and [eː] respectively). This vowel eventually merged with with original [iː], but the spelling "ei" continued to be used, though not consistently, for some time after the merge, and also came to be used unetymologically for original [iː].

    Verb

    deicō (present infinitive deicere, perfect active deixī, supine dictum); third conjugation

    1. Old Latin form of dīcō
      • CIL 6.15346:[1][2]
        hospes quod deico paullum est asta ac pellege
        heic est sepulcrum hau pulcrum pulcrai feminae
        nomen parentes nominarunt claudiam
        suom mareitum corde deilexit souo
        gnatos duos creavit horunc alterum
        in terra linquit alium sub terra locat
        sermone lepido tum autem incessu commodo
        domum seruauit lanam fecit dixi abei
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      • CIL 9.416:
        Quei senator est eritve inve senatu sententi]am deixerit post hanc legem rogatam
        • Translation by E. H. Warmington
          Let each of those who are or shall be senators or shall have expressed an opinion in the Senate after the passing of this law

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