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iacto.

to throw, cast, hurl

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈjak.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈjak.to]

  1. to throw, cast, hurl

    conjugation-1

  2. to scatter, toss

    conjugation-1

  3. to disturb, disquiet, torment, agitate, shock

    conjugation-1 · figuratively

  4. to utter, speak, throw out

    conjugation-1

  5. to hurl insults

    conjugation-1

  6. to be officious or active in, give oneself up to, devote oneself to a thing

    conjugation-1

  7. to boast, act conceitedly, be officious, show off, display, parade, throw one’s weight around, make oneself conspicuous, flaunt oneself

    conjugation-1

  8. to invest

    Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin iactō From iaciō (“to throw”) + -tō (frequentative suffix). See iactus.

verb[ˈjak.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈjak.to]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of iactus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin iactō From iaciō (“to throw”) + -tō (frequentative suffix). See iactus.

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