quaeso Latin · revision 18086

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=204–169 BC, Ennius|origins=ine-pro *kʷeh₂-i-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈkʷae̯.soː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈkʷɛː.s̬o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''quaesō''' (present infinitive quaesere, perfect active quaesīvī or quaesiī, supine quaesītum); third conjugation^(Wiktionary)

+ The first person singular is by far the commonest;^(OLD 2012) Lucretius and Sallust have ''quaesit'', and Cicero and Livy the plural ''quaesumus''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is an old form of [[m|la|quaerō|t=to seek, ask]], and de Vaan treats them together.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(OLD 2012)^(de Vaan 2008) For him the verb is [[inh|itc-pro|*kwai-s-e/o-]], [[inh|ine-pro|*kʷeh₂-i-|t=to acquire]], cognate with Doric Greek [[m|grc|πέπαμαι|tr=pépāmai|t=to acquire]] and [[lt|kviẽsti|t=to invite]].^(de Vaan 2008) Wiktionary suggests ⟨*quaessō⟩, a desiderative like [[m|la|vīsō|t=to go to see]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Ennius has ''nautīs … marī quaesentibus vītam'', “for sailors seeking their living on the sea”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In early Latin ''quaesō'' is “to try to obtain, seek”, and then “to ask for, pray for” (Lucretius: the frightened sailor ''prece quaesit ventōrum pāvidus pācēs'', “begs in prayer for calm winds”).^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary) Its usual use is parenthetical, in the first person, with an imperative or a request: “I beg you, please” (Plautus: ''quaesō hercle properā'', “hurry, please!”, Cicero: ''id, quaesō, ex ipsōrum testimōniō cognōscite'', “learn this, I beg you, from their own testimony”).^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius: ''marī quaesentibus vītam''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus: ''quaesō hercle properā''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 96–55 BC – Lucretius: ''prece quaesit''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero: ''id, quaesō, … cognōscite''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To seek, try to obtain.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To ask for, [[m|en|beg]], pray for.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(first person, parenthetical)'' I beg you, [[m|en|please]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[quaerō]]

+ * [[quaestor]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}