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laeto.

to gladden, cause to rejoice

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈɫae̯.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈlɛː.to]

  1. to gladden, cause to rejoice

    conjugation-1 · rare · transitive

  2. to fertilize, apply manure to (the soil)

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin laetus 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 laetō From laetus (“happy”) + -ō.

adj[ˈɫae̯.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈlɛː.to]

  1. masculine/neuter dative/ablative singular of laetus

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

Etymology tree Latin laetus 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 laetō From laetus (“happy”) + -ō.

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