ercisco

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an earlier form *ercō, ercīre +‎ -scō. *Ercō is probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erk- (to divide), cognate with Hittite [script needed] (ark-). The spelling with initial h is by influence of the unrelated hērēs (heir).

Pronunciation

Verb

ercīscō (present infinitive ercīscere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (transitive) to divide (an inheritance)

Usage notes

Usually found in the gerundive ercīscendus or (more often) ercīscundus.

Conjugation

References

  • ercisco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ercisco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers