supporto

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [sʊpˈpɔr.toː]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [supˈpɔr.to]^[1]

Forms

supportō (present infinitive supportāre, perfect active supportāvī, supine supportātum); first conjugation^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin sub- + portō (“to carry”).^[2][3] It is also spelled subportō.^[2][4]

Earliest recorded meaning

Caesar, in the Gallic War, uses it of bringing up grain supplies from the Sequani.^[4][3] Köbler dates Caesar c. 50 BC.^[5]

Semantic evolution

It meant to carry or bring up supplies to a centre or to the place of work, frequent in Caesar of grain and provisions, and of materials for siege works.^[2][4][6] Lewis & Short note it is perhaps not in Cicero.^[4]

Its descendants include French supporter, Italian sopportare and Spanish soportar “to bear, endure”.^[1] English support is recorded in the late 14th century through Old French suporter, in the senses to hold up and to endure.^[7]

Timeline

• c. 50 BC – Caesar uses it of bringing up supplies.^[4][5]
• late 14th century – English support is recorded.^[7]

Meanings

Verb

1. To carry, bring or convey to a place; to transport supplies.^[2][1]

Word family

• supportatorium

Related words

• portō
• English support

References

1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b Georges, Karl Ernst (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th ed., ed. Heinrich Georges, Hannover; Leipzig: Hahn
4. ^ a b c d e Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
5. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
6. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
7. ^ a b Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com