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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *wegēō (with unexpected i), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-eh₁-(ye)-, stative verb from *weǵ- (“to be lively”), same ultimate source of English wake. Compare with the causative vegeō.
Pronunciation
Verb
vigeō (present infinitive vigēre, perfect active viguī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish
- Synonyms: polleo, possum, valeō, praevaleō, queō
- Antonym: nequeō
29 BCE – 19 BCE,
Virgil,
Aeneid 4.175:
- Mōbilitāte viget, vīrēsque adquīrit eundō.
- thrives on swift action, and gains strength by going forth.
- to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper
- to be alive, live
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References
- “vigeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vigeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vigeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be in the prime of life: aetate florere, vigere
- a rumour is prevalent: rumor, fama viget
- learning, scientific knowledge is flourishing: artium studia or artes vigent (not florent)
- Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN