iecto

Latin

Etymology

    Either from iactō, reflecting a general /ja-/ > /je-/ tendency (cf. ienuārius), or back-formed from a compound such as eiectō. Attested in Virgilius Grammaticus,[1] the Leges Alamannorum, and Merovingian formulas.[2]

    Verb

    iectō (present infinitive iectāre, perfect active iectāvī, supine iectātum); first conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)

    1. throw

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Löfstedt, Bengt. 2003. Virgilius Maro Grammaticus: Opera Omnia. Munich: KG Saur. Page 129.
    2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “jăctare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 22
    3. ^ “iepta”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026