iuvō

iuvō lat.

From older Latin iuvere (> iuvāre), apparently a simple thematic verb, to which iuvāre may originally be an iterative.

Maybe cognate with Hittite iyauwatta (“to be healed, recover”) (middle voice, meaning developed from "to help oneself"), in which case it is reconstructable as Proto-Indo-European *h₁i-h₁éwH-ti (“to help”), from root Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewH-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯u.u̯oː/, [ˈi̯uː̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈju.vo/, [ˈjuːvo]

Verb

iuvō (present infinitive iuvāre, perfect active iūvī, supine iūtum); first conjugation

1. to help, aid; save [ synonyms, antonym ▲]

   Synonyms: adiūtō, adiuvō, foveō, assistō, succurrō, sublevō, prōficiō, prōsum, adsum

   Antonym: officiō

   audaces fortuna iuvat ― Fortune favours the brave (Virgil, Aeneid)

2. to delight, gratify, please [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: dēlectō, fruor, congrātulor, exhilarō