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saporo

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Pronunciation

  • Classical: [saˈpoː.roː][1]
  • Ecclesiastical: [saˈpɔː.ro][1]

Forms

sapōrō (present infinitive sapōrāre, perfect active sapōrāvī, supine sapōrātum); first conjugation[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin sapor (“taste, flavour”), with the verbal ending -ō.[2][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

VoLat cites it from Tertullian,[4] meaning to make tasty, to season.[4][2]

Semantic evolution

It is a Late Latin verb for flavouring food.[1][2] Dracontius uses it in his poem on the praises of God,[3][5] and Fulgentius has it figuratively, of style “seasoned” with Attic wit (Atticā saporante salsurā).[2][3]

The past participle saporatus is recorded separately by Georges.[2]

Timeline

  • c. 160–220 AD – Tertullian uses it, according to VoLat.[4][6]

Meanings

Verb

  1. (transitive, Late Latin) To flavour, make tasty, season.[1][2][3]
  2. (figurative) To give flavour to (style or speech).[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
  3. ^ a b c d e Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  4. ^ a b c VoLat: Vocabolario della Lingua Latina (2018), Milan: Hoepli
  5. ^ Conte, Gian Biagio; Pianezzola, Emilio; Ranucci, Giuliano (2010), il Latino: Vocabolario della lingua latina, 3rd ed., Florence: Le Monnier
  6. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de