adverto Latin · revision 6346

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Terence|origins=la vertō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [adˈwɛr.toː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [adˈvɛr.to]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''advertō''' (present infinitive advertere, perfect active advertī, supine adversum); third conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[ad-|t=towards]] and [[vertō]] “to turn”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline) An archaic spelling is ⟨advortō⟩.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's first citation is Terence, of paying attention, and Terence also has a woman who had turned this way into our square.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Terence 190–159 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to turn or direct towards, to steer a ship, as in Virgil, and intransitively of ships to arrive.^(OLD 2012) It meant to cause to face towards, and with ''aurēs'' or ''oculōs'' to turn the ears or eyes, pay attention, as in Propertius, and with ''mentem'' to direct the mind, as in Virgil, ''animum advertere'' became [[animadvertō]].^(OLD 2012) It meant to pay heed, notice, as in Terence, to ascertain, to attract someone's attention, as in Tacitus, and in Tacitus to inflict a penalty.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to advert to, notice, perceive.^(Stelten 1995) It survives in French ''avertir'' “to warn”, and Italian ''avvertire'' and Spanish ''advertir'' are borrowings.^(Wiktionary) Through Old French ''advertir'' it is the source of [[en|advertise]] in the early 15th century, first meaning “to take notice of”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it of turning and paying heed.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 70–19 BC – Virgil uses it of steering and directing the mind.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 98–115 AD – Tacitus uses it of attracting attention and of punishing.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 15th century – English ''advertise'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To turn towards, direct; to steer.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(intransitive, of ships)'' To arrive.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To turn (the ears, eyes, mind) to.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To pay heed, [[m|en|notice]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To attract (attention).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To punish.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[animadvertō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[vertō]]

+ * [[adversus]]

+ * [[en|advertise]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}