Reconstruction:Latin/deexcito

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

dē +‎ excitō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeskɪto/

Verb

*dēexcitō (present infinitive *dēexcitāre, perfect active *dēexcitāvī, supine *dēexcitātum); first conjugation (Proto-Romance)

1. awaken, arouse

Descendants

• Dalmatian: destruar
• Emilian: desder
• Italian: destare
• Ligurian: adescià (Genoese)
• Lombard: dessear (obsolete)
• Old Occitan: desidar
  • Gascon: deschidà, deschudà
• Romanian: deștepta (possibly)
• Romansch: sdasder, destadar

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “excitare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 273