introfero Latin · revision 9697

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=Cicero|origins=ine-pro *bʰer-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ɪnˈtroː.fɛ.roː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [inˈtrɔː.fe.ro]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''intrōferō''' (present infinitive intrōferre, perfect active intrōtulī, supine intrōlātum); third conjugation, suppletive^(Wiktionary)

+ Also written as two words, ''intrō ferō''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|intrō|ferō|t1=inside|t2=to carry]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨ferō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*fere/o-]], from [[ine-pro|*bʰer-e/o-|t=to carry]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Lewis & Short and Gaffiot cite Cicero's ''Verrines'', ''lectīcā in urbem intrōferrī solitus est'' “he used to be carried into the city in a litter”.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to carry in, bring in, as in Cicero and Livy, ''pedem intrōferre'' meant to set foot in.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 59 BC–17 AD – Livy uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To carry in, bring in, ''pedem intrōferre'', to set foot in.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[ferō]]

+ * [[intrō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}