illuceo Latin · revision 36030

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=ine-pro *leuk-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [ɪlˈluː.ke.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [ilˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''illūceō''' (present infinitive illūcēre); second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems^(Wiktionary)

+ It is also spelled ''inlūceō''; perfect forms are treated under [[illūcēscō]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|in-|lūceō|t1=in, on|t2=to shine]].^(OLD 2012)^(TLL)^(Bianchi & Lelli 2014) De Vaan lists ⟨lūcēre⟩ among the derivatives of [[m|la|lūx|t=light]], and traces the verb to [[itc-pro|*l(o)ukē-|t=to be light]] and [[ine-pro|*luk-eh₁-|t=to be light]], from the root [[ine-pro|*leuk-|t=light]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ Cognate with [[grc|λευκός|tr=leukós|t=clear, white]] and [[sa|रोचते|tr=rócate|t=to shine]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The TLL's first example is Plautus' ''Captivi'': ''pix atra tuo capiti illuceat'', “may black pitch blaze on your head”.^(TLL)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Lewis and Short call it very rare.^(Lewis & Short 1879) It is to shine in or on something, with a dative:^(OLD 2012)^(TLL) Apuleius uses it of the sheen of hair,^(TLL)^(Conte 2010) Tertullian figuratively of the light of God's grace,^(TLL) and Ambrose of a house lit up by the true sun.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(TLL) Firmicus Maternus uses it for becoming clear.^(Georges 1913)

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+ The Old Latin Bible uses it transitively, “may the Lord make his face shine upon you”, where the Vulgate has ''ostendat''.^(TLL)^(Conte 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of burning pitch.^(TLL)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 125–175 AD – Apuleius uses it of shining hair.^(TLL)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 160–220 AD – Tertullian uses it of the light of grace.^(TLL)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 340–397 AD – Ambrose uses it of a house lit by the true sun.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|shine]] in or on, give light to.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # ''(figurative)'' To become clear.^(Georges 1913)

+ # ''(transitive, Late Latin)'' To make shine, [[m|en|illuminate]].^(TLL)^(Conte 2010)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[lūceō]]

+ * [[lūx]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}