pateo Latin · revision 5382

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *peth₂-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈpa.te.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈpaː.te.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''pateō''' (present infinitive patēre, perfect active patuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|itc-pro|*patē-]], a stative verb formed within Italic on a base *pat-, the same as in [[pandō]] “to spread out”, from the root [[ine-pro|*peth₂-|t=to spread]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) Cognate with [[grc|πετάννυμι|tr=petánnumi|t=to spread out]] and [[ang|fæþm]] ([[en|fathom]]), and probably with [[osc|pat-|t=is open]].^(OLD 2012)^(de Vaan 2008)^(TLL)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Plautus,^(de Vaan 2008) who wonders why a man stands outside when the doors are open to him.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to be open, of doors, gates, buildings and roads, to be exposed to danger, and of opportunities to be open or available to someone.^(OLD 2012) It also meant to be visible or evident, and to extend or stretch out, as of a cave in Ennius or a country in Caesar.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) Cicero says that the nostrils are always open.^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ Its derivatives include [[patefaciō]] “to open up”, [[patulus]] “spreading” and [[patera]] “a shallow dish”.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) The participle ''patēns'' gave [[en|patent]], first in ''letters patent'', open letters granting a right.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus speaks of doors open to someone.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius speaks of a cave stretching far under a mountain.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero says the nostrils are always open.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To be open.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To be passable, open (of roads).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To be exposed (to).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To be available, accessible (to).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To be visible; to be evident.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To extend, stretch out.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[bipatens]]

+ * [[interpateo]]

+ * [[patefaciō]]

+ * [[patefio]]

+ * [[patēscō]]

+ * [[pator]]

+ * [[patulus]]

+ * [[semipatens]]

+ * [[subpateō]]

+ * [[patera]]

+ * [[patibulum]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[pandō]]

+ * [[en|patent]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}