Centesimus Quinquagesimus: June 30, 2009: Patesco
Theme for this month: Inchoative verbs
patesco, patescere, patui
Definition: to open; to extend; to become visible; to be made open
Sententia: Futurum Latini Verbi Diei patescit, centum quinquaginta verbis scriptis.
The future of the LVD lies open, with 150 words having been written.
This 150th Latinum Verbum Diei is a word favored by Vergil, being found in Books 1, 2, and 6 of the Aeneid. It is formed from "pateo," meaning "to be open," + "-sco."
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