feteo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of unclear origin, though probably related to fimus (dung) or foedus (filthy),[1][2] and ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (smoke). See also furvus (dark, swarthy), fūmus (smoke), fūlīgō (soot). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Verb

fēteō (present infinitive fētēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to have a bad smell, stink

Conjugation

No perfect or supine forms.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance: (via a variant *fĕtĕre):
    • Italian: fetere
    • Neapolitan: fetere
    • Sicilian: fètiri
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  1. ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “fēteō”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 231
  2. ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “foeteō”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 244

Further reading

  • feteo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • feteo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.