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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [kɛ.ɫɛˈbreːs.koː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [t͡ʃe.leˈbrɛs.ko][1]

Forms

celebrēscō (present infinitive celebrēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin celeber (“renowned, thronged”) + -ēscō, an inchoative verb.[2][3][1] De Vaan considers the etymology of ⟨celeber⟩ unknown.[4]

Earliest recorded meaning

It is known only from a line of Accius' tragedies quoted by Nonius.[5][6] Köbler dates Accius 170–c. 90 BC.[7]

Semantic evolution

The OLD and Lewis & Short take it as to become famous, renowned, and Gaffiot as to spread among the crowd.[2][5][6]

Timeline

  • 170–c. 90 BC – Accius uses it.[5][7]

Meanings

Verb

  1. To become famous.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Thesaurus linguae Latinae (1900–), Leipzig: Teubner; Berlin: De Gruyter; open-access ed., Munich: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  4. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
  5. ^ a b c d Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  6. ^ a b Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  7. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de