W. M. Lindsay, Syntax of Plautus

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With facio ‘I sacrifice,’ ‘make an offering,’ we find the Ablative, e.g. Stich. 251 “quot agnis fecerat?” Also in the sense of ‘disposing of,’ e.g.

• Most. 636 “quid eost argento factum?”,
• Capt. 952 “meo minore quid sit factum filio”,
• Epid. 152 “quid illa fiet fidicina igitur?”

Similarly with esse, etc., e.g.

• Trin. 157 “siquid eo fuerit”,
• Mil. 299 “quid fuat me nescio”,
• Caecilius 180 “quid hoc futurum obsonio est?”
• (but the Dative is also used, e.g. Truc. 633 “quid mihi futurum est?”).

Also, e.g. Men. 266 “quid eo vis?” ‘what do you want with it?’

The Ablative with vescor, lit. ‘feed myself,’ appears to be Ablative of Instrument; similarly with victito, e.g. Mil. 321 “mirumst lolio victitare te, tam vili tritico.” On the construction of utor, fungor, fruor, etc., see 45 of potior, 7