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Perii hercle. si verum quidem et decorum erum vehere servom, inscende.
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
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And might it not be truly said of that contemptible paper, that it did Caesarem vehere et fortunam
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II. 1634-1716 1823
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Since vehere, vectus ` to carry 'implies transportation, and transportation in Roman days was by horseback, in springless vehicles, or on a boat or ship, one can see how the ` to agitate' meaning of vexāre arose, and the extended meanings of ` to torment, to harass. '
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The Latin verb vexāre ` to agitate; to torment, to harass 'is also thought to be related to Latin vehere, vectus, probably by way of the past participle.
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Speaking of vehement and VEHEMENCE ` forcefulness of expression; great or excessive ardor '[from Latin vehemēns = vēmēns ` violent, furious; forcible'], some etymologists suggest the possibility that these words may also derive from Latin vehere ` to carry, to transport. '
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If vehemence stems from vehere that would make it either ` the product of being transported 'or more likely ` the instrument of attacking' (invehī ` to attack ').
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Latin vehere, vectus has many compounds, but only one that has been adopted into English as a verb, that is, INVEIGH
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“ “Way” is the modern English descendant of the good, old Anglo-Saxon weg, an immediate cognate of the German Weg, and only related at the Centum level to the Latin vehere.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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“ “Way” is the modern English descendant of the good, old Anglo-Saxon weg, an immediate cognate of the German Weg, and only related at the Centum level to the Latin vehere.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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* weigh - ` to move, to transport in a vehicle 'is vehere, vectus ` to carry, to transport.'
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