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

  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: ghettare, ghettai
  • Balkano-Romance:
    • Romanian: iepta (Transylvania, obsol.)[3]
  • Italo-Dalmatian:
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Old Lombard: çutar
    • Piedmontese: getè
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

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, volume 5: J L, page 22
  3. ^ iepta”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025