aspecto Latin · revision 9249

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Ennius|origins=la speciō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

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

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

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''aspectō''' (present infinitive aspectāre, perfect active aspectāvī, supine aspectātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)

+ It is also spelled ''adspectō''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a frequentative of [[aspiciō]] “to look at” with the suffix [[-tō]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Ennius, “to look at”.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Ennius 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to look at attentively, watch, and in the imperative “look!”, as in Ennius.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) In Lucretius it meant to look upon someone with respect, and in Virgil of places to face, look towards.^(OLD 2012)

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+ The sense “to look out for, await” survives in Italian ''aspettare'' and Romanian ''aștepta'' “to wait”.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

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

+ * 96–55 BC – Lucretius uses it of regard.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 70–19 BC – Virgil uses it of places facing.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To look at, [[m|en|watch]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To regard with respect.^(OLD 2012)

+ # (of places) To face.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[aspectābilis]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[aspiciō]]

+ * [[spectō]]

+ * [[aspectus]]

+ * [[en|aspect]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}