C. VERBS.
1. Verbs derived from Verbs.
[155]. 1. INCEPTIVES OR INCHOATIVES. These end in -scō, and are formed from Present Stems. They denote the beginning of an action; as,—
| labāscō, | begin to totter | (from labō); |
| horrēscō, | grow rough | (from horreō); |
| tremēscō, | begin to tremble | (from tremō); |
| obdormīscō, | fall asleep | (from dormiō). |
2. FREQUENTATIVES OR INTENSIVES. These denote a repeated or energetic action. They are formed from the Participial Stem, and end in -tō or -sō. Those derived from verbs of the First Conjugation end in -itō (not -ātō, as we should expect). Examples of Frequentatives are—
| jactō, | toss about, brandish | (from jaciō, hurl); |
| cursō, | run hither and thither | (from currō, run); |
| volitō, | flit about | (from volō, fly). |
a. Some double Frequentatives occur; as,—
| cantitō, | sing over and over | (cantō); |
| cursitō, | keep running about | (cursō); |
| ventitō, | keep coming. |
b. agitō, set in motion, is formed from the Present Stem.