fivo

Latin

Etymology

    From Proto-Italic *feigʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéygʷeti.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    fīvō (present infinitive fīvere, perfect active fīxī, supine fīctum); third conjugation

    1. Old Latin form of fīgō (to fasten)

    Usage notes

    Unattested outside of glosses.[2]

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “figō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
    2. ^ Sextus Pompeius Festus (2nd century CE), De verborum significatione (in Latin), page 139:'Fivere item pro figere