conspicio Latin · revision 8092

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [kõːˈspɪ.ki.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [konˈspiː.t͡ʃi.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''cōnspiciō''' (present infinitive cōnspicere, perfect active cōnspexī, supine cōnspectum); third (-iō variant) conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[con-]] and [[speciō]] “to look”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Plautus, of catching sight of something.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to catch sight of, see, as in Plautus, and in Livy to witness.^(OLD 2012) From Plautus it meant to stare at, watch, and to perceive with the mind, in Cicero of things to face towards, and in Horace to notice, with the passive “to attract attention”.^(OLD 2012) Döderlein contrasts ''vidēre'', perception in general, with ''cernere'', distinguishing.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to see, look at intently, consider, perceive.^(Stelten 1995) Its participle ''cōnspectus'' gave the noun “view”, and the adjective ''cōnspicuus'' “visible, striking” gave [[en|conspicuous]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of catching sight of.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of facing towards.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 65–8 BC – Horace uses it of attracting attention.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To catch sight of, see; to witness.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To stare at, watch.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To face towards.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To notice; in the passive, to attract attention.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To perceive, discern.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[conspectio]]

+ * [[cōnspector]]

+ * [[cōnspectus]]

+ * [[conspicientia]]

+ * [[cōnspicillum]]

+ * [[cōnspicuus]]

+ * [[inconspectus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[cōnspicābundus]]

+ * [[cōnspicor]]

+ * [[speciō]]

+ * [[en|conspicuous]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ A noun ''cōnspiciō'' meant the act of looking in augury.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}