-esso

esso Latin Etymology la Identical in form to the archaic future perfects in la -āssō, la -āssere, etc., attested contemporary with Ennius, viz. la amāssis, la levāssō, la impetrāssere, and la iūdicāssit, respectively of la amō, la levō, la impetrō, and la iūdicō.en Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges 1872 1903 James B. Greenough, Joseph Henry Allen http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0001%3Asmythp%3D263en Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges 1872 1903 James B. Greenough, Joseph Henry Allen http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0001%3Asmythp%3D183 Origin cited as not fully explained. Perhaps connected with a kind of prolepsis invoking a counterfactual use of aspect for emphasis. Pronunciation essō Suffix 3 -essō -essīv/-essi/-ess -essīt Forms a small number of intensive verbs from verbs. la petessō to strive eagerly, from the verb la petō to aim, seek. la facessō to do eagerly; to depart, from the verb la faciō to do, make Conjugation 3 -essō -essīv/-essi/-ess -essīt Derived terms la References