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Reconstruction:Latin/ranceo

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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.

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*ranceō (present infinitive *rancēre); second conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems (rare)

  1. to be rotten
    • c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De Rerum Natura 3.719:
      unde cadavera rancenti iam viscere vermes

Usage notes

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  • Very rare. In Classical Latin, only the present active participle rancēns is attested. A few other forms such as rancet are attested in late glosses.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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