helluor

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Although the noun helluō is attested earlier, De Vaan argues that it was derived from the verb, not the other way around.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

helluor (present infinitive helluārī, perfect active helluātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to gormandize
  2. to squander

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “(h)el(l)uō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 282

Further reading

  • helluor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • helluor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • helluor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • helluor in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016