Esperanto

Noun

fio ‎(accusative singular fion, plural fioj, accusative plural fiojn)

1. phi

Italian

Noun

fio m ‎(plural fii)

1. retribution
2. penalty

Latin

Etymology

Passive form of faciō ("to do"). From Proto-Italic *fuiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‎(“to grow, become, come into being, appear”). Compare with constructions with -bō, -bam (e.g. amabo, placebo, nocebo, monebam, audiebam ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.oː/

Verb

fīō ‎(present infinitive fierī, perfect active factus sum); irregular conjugation, semi-deponent

1. (copulative) I become, am made

   Vos oramus ut discipuli acerrimi fiatis.

   We are begging you so that you might become very keen students.

2. I happen
3. I take place

Inflection

Verb

fiō

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of faciō

Related terms

• faciō
• fīat lūx

Descendants

• Aromanian: hiu, escu, hiri (in part)
• English: fiat
• Italian: fire
• Romanian: fi, fire (in part)

References

• fio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the vegetable kingdom: arbores stirpesque, herbae stirpesque (De Fin. 5. 11. 33)
    
  • the world of sense, the visible world: res sensibus or oculis subiectae (De Fin. 5. 12. 36)
    
  • what is the use of: quid attinet? with Infin.
    
  • those ideas have long ago been given up: illae sententiae iam pridem explosae et eiectae sunt (Fin. 5. 8. 23)
    
  • to give lectures: scholas habere, explicare (Fin. 2. 1. 1)
    
  • subtleties of logic; dilemmas: disserendi spinae (Fin. 4. 28. 79)
    
  • premises; consequences: prima (superiora); consequentia (Fin. 4. 19. 54)
    
  • to let those present fix any subject they like for discussion: ponere iubere, qua de re quis audire velit (Fin. 2. 1. 1)
    
  • to get a question submitted to one: quaestionem poscere (Fin. 2. 1. 1)
    
  • native tongue; vernacular: sermo patrius (Fin. 1. 2. 4)
    
  • to dedicate a book to some one: librum mittere ad aliquem (Fin. 1. 3. 8)
    
  • kindheartedness: bonitas (Fin. 5. 29. 65)
    
  • to be blinded by passions: cupiditatibus occaecari (Fin. 1. 10. 33)
    
  • meagre diet: victus tenuis (Fin. 2. 28. 90)
    
  • the main dish: caput cenae (Fin. 2. 8. 25)
    
  • to live in solitude: in solitudine vivere (Fin. 3. 20. 65)
    
  • an anecdote: narratiuncula, fabella (Fin. 5. 15)
    
  • to prescribe in one's will: testamento aliquid cavere (Fin. 2. 31)
    
  • banished from public life: gerendis negotiis orbatus (Fin. 5. 20. 57)
    
  • the senate decrees to Africanus the honours of a triumph: triumphum senatus Africano decernit (Fin. 4. 9. 22)
    
  • (ambiguous) to meet some one by chance: obvium or obviam esse, obviam fieri
    
  • (ambiguous) what will become of him: quid illo fiet?
    
  • (ambiguous) to become known, become a topic of common conversation (used of things): foras efferri, palam fieri, percrebrescere, divulgari, in medium proferri, exire, emanare
    
  • (ambiguous) to be the talk of the town, a scandal: fabulam fieri
    
  • (ambiguous) to become famous, distinguish oneself: clarum fieri, nobilitari, illustrari (not the post-classical clarescere or inclarescere
    
  • (ambiguous) what will become of me: quid (de) me fiet? (Ter. Heaut. 4. 3. 37)
    
  • (ambiguous) to have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish: voti damnari, compotem fieri
    
  • (ambiguous) what is going on? how are you getting on: quid agitur? quid fit?
    
  • (ambiguous) as usually happens: ut fit, ita ut fit, ut fere fit
    
  • (ambiguous) as usually happens: ut solet, ut fieri solet
    
  • (ambiguous) the price of corn is going down: annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fit
    
  • (ambiguous) what is your opinion: quid de ea re fieri placet?
    
  • (ambiguous) a resolution of the senate (not opposed by a tribunicial veto) was made: senatus consultum fit (Att. 2. 24. 3)
    
  • (ambiguous) some one is accused: aliquis reus fit (Fam. 13. 54)
    
• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 146

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fio, from Latin filum.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.u/
• Hyphenation: fi‧o

Noun

fio m (plural fios)

1. (textiles) thread
2. string
3. (jewellery) chain
4. (electronics) wire

Derived terms

• fio condutor
• fio da navalha
• fio de água
• fio dental

Romansch

Etymology

From Late Latin fīcātum ‎(“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum ‎(“fig-stuffed liver”).

Noun

fio m (plural fios)

1. (anatomy, Puter) liver

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) gnirom
• (Surmiran) nirom
• (Puter) gniram
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) dir
• (Surmiran) deir

Spanish

Verb

fio

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) preterite indicative form of fiar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) preterite indicative form of fiar.