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Evestigio, ingenti constructo rogo etc

English translation: immediately; right away

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Latin term or phrase:Evestigio, ingenti constructo rogo etc
English translation:immediately; right away
Entered by: Olga Cartlidge

12:49 Apr 25, 2010
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History / 15 century Latin
Latin term or phrase: Evestigio, ingenti constructo rogo etc
EVESTIGIO is what I am not quite certain about.

Sounds like Passato Remoto to me - the text was written by Boccaccio - but would like to have some confirmation on this.

Many thanks

Context - Evestigio, ingenti constructo rogo, se patri postremum exhibere finxit officium.

Evestigio was left out by Giuseppe Betussi who translated it in the 15 century.

I m going to put - and covered up her tracks.

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Olga Cartlidge
Local time: 18:46
immediately; right away
Explanation:
It's an adverb, like "extemplo"

There may be something wrong with the punctuation as you record it (or as the editor does).

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Note added at 24 mins (2010-04-25 13:14:37 GMT)
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I would almost be that "evestigio" belongs to the previous sentence, but stranger things have happened. Anyway, that would explain why Betussi seems to have left it out of this one.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-25 15:20:38 GMT)
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Hi Olga -- you will find this usage even in a Classical L dictionary if you look at the phrases under "vestigium" - specifically "e(x) vestigium". Your editor (and I think Medieval/Renaissance practice) just writes this as one word.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-25 15:21:07 GMT)
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("ex vestigio" of course)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-25 15:28:54 GMT)
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Here's one, for example: look down toward the end:

http://books.google.hu/books?id=8VoSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA954&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 1 day8 mins (2010-04-26 12:58:20 GMT)
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I would almost be = I would almost bet
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Jim Tucker (X)
United States
Grading comment
Many thanks, Jim. It was very helpful.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +2immediately; right away
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Evestigio
immediately; right away


Explanation:
It's an adverb, like "extemplo"

There may be something wrong with the punctuation as you record it (or as the editor does).

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Note added at 24 mins (2010-04-25 13:14:37 GMT)
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I would almost be that "evestigio" belongs to the previous sentence, but stranger things have happened. Anyway, that would explain why Betussi seems to have left it out of this one.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-25 15:20:38 GMT)
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Hi Olga -- you will find this usage even in a Classical L dictionary if you look at the phrases under "vestigium" - specifically "e(x) vestigium". Your editor (and I think Medieval/Renaissance practice) just writes this as one word.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-25 15:21:07 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

("ex vestigio" of course)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-25 15:28:54 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Here's one, for example: look down toward the end:

http://books.google.hu/books?id=8VoSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA954&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 1 day8 mins (2010-04-26 12:58:20 GMT)
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I would almost be = I would almost bet

Jim Tucker (X)
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Grading comment
Many thanks, Jim. It was very helpful.
Notes to answerer
Asker: That s fantastic, Jim - would there be an online dictionary where it would be listed ? I assumed Boccacccio was sneaking in some Florentine dialect into his work but apparently he didn t. So much the better !


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agree  Alison Sabedoria (X)
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agree  Veronika McLaren
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