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inciens

inciens

big with young (of a female)

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What it meant

1. inciens — de Vaan

inciens 'big with young (of a female)' [adj. nt\ (Varro+) On the strength of the comparison with Gr. κυέω 'to be pregnant', inciens is mostly analysed as a derivative of the^PIE root *kuH- 'to swell'. The formal aspects of this etymology are disputed. According to Thumeysen's' rule (cf Meiser 1998: 86 and Schrijver 1991: 322-324), *« became ί before */, yielding a phonetic change *£uH-ie> *kiije- > *kije-. Yet … — [de Vaan, s.v. inciens, p. 315]

2. incĭens — Lewis & Short

incĭens, entis, adj.kindr. with e)/gkuos, e)gku/mwn,

I pregnant, with young: oves, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 8: pavones, Col. 8, 11, 8: sues, Plin. 11, 37, 84, § 211: partus incientis pecoris, Col. 7, 3, 16.

3. inciens — Walde–Hofmann

inciens, -entis »ràche (seit Varro, rom. ineincta, s. unten): aus *en-ku-jent-s (Walde LEW.? s. v., Sommer Hb.? 249; nicht *-oujens, Wiedemann Lit. Prät. 138!, Persson Wzerw. 289), zu ai. éváyate „schwillt an“, gr. xuéu) „bin schwanger", &yxbw ds. usw. (8. cavus; ob hierher auch -eu-nd«s in fa-cundus usw.? [Benveniste BSL. 34, 186f.)). — ineiöns ist vl wie forda, gravida altes Fem, (aus *-ntis, umgebildet aus … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. inciens, p. 722]

Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. inciens (scan p. 315; entry #810). Root candidates: *kuH-, *kiije-, *kije-.
  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. inciéns (scan p. 338; entry #5329).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. inciens (scan p. 722; entry #1380).

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