rogo Latin · revision 5225

+ {{infobox|confidence=uncertain|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *h₃reǵ-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈrɔ.ɡoː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈrɔː.ɡo]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''rogō''' (present infinitive rogāre, perfect active rogāvī, supine rogātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ De Vaan takes it as a verb formed from a noun [[itc-pro|*rogo-|t=request]] or an adjective “stretching”, from [[ine-pro|*h₃roǵ-o-|t=stretching]], of the arms in begging; the same word may be in [[rogus]] “pyre” and [[ergō]].^(de Vaan 2008) Wiktionary describes the change as “stretch out” > “direct one's words to someone” > “ask”, making it a doublet of [[regō]].^(Wiktionary) Cognate with [[non|rakr|t=straight]].^(de Vaan 2008) Lewis and Short and Wiktionary also mention a link with [[precor]] and [[procus]].^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Plautus,^(de Vaan 2008) who uses it of asking a question and asking for gold.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to ask someone a question, to question a witness, and to ask for something, including asking to buy or borrow.^(OLD 2012) In public life it had technical senses: the consul asked a senator his opinion (''sententiam rogāre''), and a magistrate asked the people to vote on a proposal, so that ''lēgem rogāre'' meant to propose a law; the proposal was a ''rogātiō''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Döderlein says that ''rogāre'' is the request of an equal asking a courtesy, while [[ōrō]] is the plea of an inferior; for questions he contrasts ''rogāre'', wishing to know, with [[percontor]], urgent inquiry.^(Döderlein 1874) Its compounds include [[interrogō]], [[abrogō]] and [[prōrogō]], ''interrogāre'' gave [[en|interrogate]], and ''praerogātīvus'', the century that voted first, gave [[en|prerogative]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of asking questions and asking for gold.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero as consul asks the senators their opinion.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''prerogative'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

+ * late 15th century – English ''interrogate'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To ask (a question); to [[m|en|question]] (a witness).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To ask for, request.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To ask to buy or borrow.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''sententiam rogāre'', to ask (a senator) his opinion.^(OLD 2012)

+ # (of a magistrate) To put (a proposal) to the people, ''lēgem rogāre'', to propose a law.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[abrogō]]

+ * [[corrogō]]

+ * [[dērogō]]

+ * [[ērogō]]

+ * [[interrogō]]

+ * [[irrogō]]

+ * [[obrogō]]

+ * [[perrogō]]

+ * [[praerogō]]

+ * [[prōrogō]]

+ * [[rogāmentum]]

+ * [[rogātīcius]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[rogātiuncula]]

+ * [[rogitātiō]]

+ * [[regō]]

+ * [[rogus]]

+ * [[en|interrogate]]

+ * [[en|prerogative]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}