Syncope s => vis
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
affectav.isse V 1 1 PERF ACTIVE INF 0 X
affecto, affectare, affectavi, affectatus V (1st) TRANS [XXXBO]
aim at, desire, aspire, try, lay claim to; try to control; feign, pretend;