aerusco

Latin

FWOTD – 10 March 2015

Etymology

Probably a denominative in -ō from a lost adjective, Proto-Italic *aizoskos (“demanding”), or an s-derivative *aizos (“demand”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys-. Cognate with Old Armenian հայց (haycʿ).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈrus.koː/, [ae̯ˈrʊs.koː]

Verb

aeruscō (present infinitive aeruscāre); first conjugation, no passive

I get money by going about and exhibiting tricks; play the juggler
(by extension) I go begging.

Inflection

No perfect or supine forms.

Derived terms

aeruscātor

References

aerusco in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
aerusco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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