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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Apuleius|origins=ine-pro *h₂ed-}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈas.soː]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈas.so]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''assō''' (present infinitive assāre, perfect active assāvī, supine assātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|assus|-ō|t1=roasted]].^(OLD 2012)^(TLL)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan traces ⟨assus⟩ to [[itc-pro|*asso-|t=dried, roasted]], from [[ine-pro|*h₂d-to-|t=dried up]].^(de Vaan 2008)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ Lewis & Short call it Late Latin, citing Apuleius, and Gaffiot also cites Apicius.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Apuleius c. 125–175 AD.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant to roast, broil, as in Apuleius, Apicius and the Vulgate's ''assāvērunt Phase super ignem'' “they roasted the Passover over the fire”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) It survives as Italian ''assare'', Spanish ''asar'' and Portuguese ''assar''.^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 125–175 AD – Apuleius uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Verb===
+ # To [[m|en|roast]], broil.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[assārius]]
+ * [[assatura]]
+ * [[inassātus]]
+ * [[subasso]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[assus]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}