vegeo

== Latin == === Etymology === Disputed. The e-grade of the Latin term is unusual for a causative form. De Vaan posits the verb may be derived from an adjective Proto-Italic *weg-o- (“active, alive, awake”). Alternatively, it may derive from Proto-Italic *wogeō, itself from Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyeti, from the root *weǵ-. The change from initial *wo- to *we- possibly follows a development seen in Latin vester, itself from voster. However, other examples of Latin terms such as volō and vorō indicate that such a change did not occur in terms with the structure *voCV-. Furthermore, the term does not follow the sound development *voCV- to *vaCV- seen in other Latin terms. Sihler argues that the unusual vowel development can be traced to "contamination." === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛ.ɡe.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛː.d͡ʒe.o] === Verb === vegeō (present infinitive vegēre, perfect active veguī); second conjugation, no supine stem, third person-only in the passive (pre-classical) (transitive) to move, excite, quicken, arouse (intransitive) to be lively or active ==== Conjugation ==== This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources. ==== Derived terms ==== vegetus ==== Related terms ==== === References === “vegeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “vegeo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Sihler, Andrew L. (1995), New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 657-658