prurio

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *prews- (to freeze; frost). Cognate with prūna, pruīna. Source of English prurient.

Pronunciation

Verb

prūriō (present infinitive prūrīre); fourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to itch or tingle
  2. to long for

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References

  • prurio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prurio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prurio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.