aveo Latin · revision 5186

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=inherited|attested=Varro|origins=ine-pro *h₂eu-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈa.we.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈaː.ve.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

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

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|itc-pro|*awē-|t=to be eager]], [[inh|ine-pro|*h₂eu-eh₁-|t=to enjoy, consume]], a stative verb from the root [[ine-pro|*h₂ew-]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) Cognate with [[sa|अवति|tr=ávati|t=consumes, satisfies]] and [[cy|ewyllys|t=will]].^(Wiktionary)^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Varro,^(de Vaan 2008) who explains ''auris'' “ear” from ''aveō'', because we are always eager to learn.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Varro 116–27 BC.^(Köbler 2010) Varro also quotes Ennius: “my mind and ears long for news”.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to be eager or anxious, to desire or long to do something, and with an object to crave or desire it.^(OLD 2012) Festus says ''avēre'' is nothing other than ''cupere''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Its present participle ''avēns'' meant willing or eager.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Its derivatives are [[avidus]] “desirous”, [[avārus]] “greedy” and [[avāritia]] “greed”, the source of [[en|avid]] and [[en|avarice]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it of a mind longing for news.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 116–27 BC – Varro derives ''auris'' from it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of craving a kind of embassy.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To be eager, long (to do something).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To crave, [[m|en|desire]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[avidus]]

+ * [[avārus]]

+ * [[en|avid]]

+ * [[en|avarice]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ A different verb [[la|aveō|alt=aveō]] (also ''haveō'') “to fare well” is used almost only in the imperative ''avē'', a greeting on meeting and parting, like [[salvē]].^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}