ineo Latin · revision 6504

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈɪ.ne.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈiː.ne.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''ineō''' (present infinitive inīre, perfect active iniī or inīvī, supine initum); irregular conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[in-|t=in, into]] and [[eō]] “to go”, inherited from Proto-Italic *eneō.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's first citation is Ennius, of beginning an undertaking.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Ennius 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to go into, enter a place, as Livy's ''in urbem inīre'', and to enter and take part in a social occasion or joint activity.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) Of animals it meant to cover, mount, as in Varro.^(OLD 2012) It meant to enter on an office, to take on a duty or a danger, to enter into an agreement, with ''grātiam inīre'' “to win favour”, as in Plautus, and to begin an undertaking, with ''cōnsilium inīre'' “to form a plan”.^(OLD 2012) ''Ratiōnem inīre'' meant to make a calculation, as in Terence.^(OLD 2012) Of time it meant to begin, as Cicero's ''ineunte vēre'' “at the beginning of spring”.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) Döderlein says ''inīre'' is almost always figurative, engaging in something, while [[intrō]] and [[ingredior]] are literal entering.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to enter, undertake, begin, with ''foedus inīre'' “to form a pact”.^(Stelten 1995) Its noun [[initium]] “beginning” lies behind [[en|initial]], through ''initiālis'', recorded in the 1520s.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it of beginning.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses ''grātiam inīre''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses ''ratiōnem inīre''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses ''ineunte vēre''.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To go into, [[m|en|enter]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To take part in.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(of animals)'' To cover, mount.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To enter on (office); to undertake.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To enter into (an agreement), ''grātiam inīre'', to win favour.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To [[m|en|begin]], ''cōnsilium inīre'', to form a plan.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''ratiōnem inīre'', to calculate.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(of time)'' To begin.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[initium]]

+ * [[initus]]

+ * [[initiō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[eō]]

+ * [[en|initial]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}