LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

stupēscō

stupēscō (present infinitive stupēscere, perfect active stupuī)

Meaning

  1. to become astonished or amazed

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.stupēscōstupēscēbamstupēscamstupuīstupueramstupuerō
2nd sg.stupēscisstupēscēbāsstupēscēsstupuistīstupuerāsstupueris
3rd sg.stupēscitstupēscēbatstupēscetstupuitstupueratstupuerit
1st pl.stupēscimusstupēscēbāmusstupēscēmusstupuimusstupuerāmusstupuerimus
2nd pl.stupēscitisstupēscēbātisstupēscētisstupuistisstupuerātisstupueritis
3rd pl.stupēscuntstupēscēbantstupēscentstupuērunt
stupuēre
stupuerantstupuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.stupēscamstupēsceremstupuerimstupuissem
2nd sg.stupēscāsstupēscerēsstupuerīsstupuissēs
3rd sg.stupēscatstupēsceretstupueritstupuisset
1st pl.stupēscāmusstupēscerēmusstupuerīmusstupuissēmus
2nd pl.stupēscātisstupēscerētisstupuerītisstupuissētis
3rd pl.stupēscantstupēscerentstupuerintstupuissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.stupēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.stupēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.stupēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.stupēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.stupēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.stupēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivestupēscere—
perfect infinitivestupuisse
stupēscisse
—
present participlestupēscēns—
gerundstupēscendī, stupēscendō, stupēscendum

stŭpesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [stupeo], to grow astonished, become amazed, Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 102; Vulg. Ezech. 32, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tewp-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tup-éh₁-ye-ti
  4. Latinstupēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin stupēscō From stupeō (“to be stunned, amazed, dazed”) + -scō (suffix forming inchoative verbs).

Quick answers

What does stupēscō mean in Latin?
stupēscō, a verb, means “to become astonished or amazed”.
What are the principal parts of stupēscō?
stupēscō, stupēscere, stupuī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
Where does stupēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)tup-éh₁-ye-ti → Latin stupēscō.