iecto

Latin

Etymology

Either from iactō, reflecting a general /ja-/ > /je-/ tendency (cf. ienuārius), or back-formed from a compound such as eiectō.

Pronunciation

  • (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /ˈjɛkto/

Verb

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

  1. (Late Latin, Early Medieval Latin)[1] throw

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Romanian: iepta (regional)
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: ghettare, ghettai
  • North Italian:
    • Old Lombard: çutar (crossed with buttare)
    • Old Venetian: zitar
    • Piedmontese: getè
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “jăctare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 22
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