adeo Latin · revision 9852

+ {{homograph|1|go to, approach}}

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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *h₁ey-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈa.de.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈaː.de.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''adeō''' (present infinitive adīre, perfect active adiī or adīvī, supine aditum); irregular conjugation^(Wiktionary)

+ Inscriptions have ''adiese'' for ''adiisse'' and ''adeitur'', and Apuleius has the perfect ''adiuit'', and Ennius the archaic infinitive ''adirier''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ The verb is [[af|la|ad-|eō|t1=to|t2=to go]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨eō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*ei-|t=to go]], from [[ine-pro|*h₁ey-|t=to go]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citations include Plautus and Ennius, of approaching a person or place.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC and Ennius 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to come or go near, approach a person or place, as in Ennius, Cicero and Caesar; of things to reach, penetrate; to approach with hostile intent, attack, as in Caesar and Sallust; to go to, visit, accost someone for a purpose, and of a commander to inspect; to go to for help, appeal to, consult an oracle, as in Virgil and Livy; to go to law, as in Cicero; and to approach a god as a worshipper.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Figuratively it meant to apply oneself to, take up, begin, ''ad rem pūblicam adīre'' “to go into politics”, to enter upon an inheritance, as in Cicero and Gaius, and to meet, undergo, submit to danger, as in Terence and Cicero.^(OLD 2012) ''manum adīre'' meant to cheat.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to go to, approach, undertake.^(Stelten 1995) Italian ''adire'' and Spanish ''adir'' are borrowed from it.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

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

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it of facing danger.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of going to law.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 50 BC – Caesar uses it of attacking.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To come or go near, [[m|en|approach]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To approach with hostile intent, [[m|en|attack]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To go to, visit, [[m|en|accost]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To go to for help, appeal to; to consult (an oracle).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To go to law; to approach (a god) in worship.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To take up, begin; to enter upon (an inheritance).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To meet, undergo (danger).^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[aditus]]

+ * [[aditiō]]

+ * [[adibilis]]

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+ {{homograph|2|so far, so much (adverb)}}

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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *(h₁)i-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈa.de.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈaː.de.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''adeō''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)

+ An inscription has ''adeo'' spelled ''uteo''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ The adverb is from [[ad-]] “to” and [[eō]] “there, to that point”, the ablative of the pronoun [[is]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Köbler 2010) De Vaan traces ⟨is⟩ to [[ine-pro|*(h₁)i-|t=he, she, it]].^(de Vaan 2008) Festus held that it should be accented ⟨adéo⟩, unlike the verb, a distinction Lewis & Short call merely theoretical.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Naevius and Plautus.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In space it meant to the point or place where, as in Cato's ''usque adeō quō'' “up to the point where”; in time, with ''dum'' or ''dōnec'', up to the time when, so long as; and to the end that.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) In degree it meant to such an extent, so very, so much, especially with ''ut'', as in Plautus and Cicero, ''nōn adeō'' not so much, and ''adeō nōn … ut'' so far from; it introduced an explanation, so true is it that; and it meant moreover, besides, or for that matter.^(OLD 2012) After a negative, in Tacitus, it meant all the more, ''adeō nōn'' much less; and as an emphatic particle, especially after ''nunc'' or ''iam'', it meant indeed, just, precisely.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant even, so much, to that point, inasmuch as.^(Stelten 1995) Medieval Latin used it for very much, and British Medieval Latin for so, so much that, and with a negative not very.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 235–200 BC – Naevius uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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

+ * 234–149 BC – Cato uses it of place.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 98–115 AD – Tacitus uses ''adeō nōn'' “much less”.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # To the point or place where; up to the time when.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To such an extent, so very, ''nōn adeō'', not so much.^(OLD 2012)

+ # So true is it that; moreover, besides.^(OLD 2012)

+ # All the more, ''adeō nōn'', much less.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Indeed, just, precisely (giving emphasis).^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[eō]]

+ * [[is]]

+ * [[adhūc]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}