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agina

agina · f

the opening in the upper part of a balance

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What it meant

1. ăgīna — Lewis & Short

ăgīna, ae, f.ago,

I the opening in the upper part of a balance, in which the tongue moves (agitur), Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.; cf. also Tert. adv. Herm. 41; Pudic. 9.— Hence, † ăgīnātōres dicuntur, qui parvo lucro moventur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 10 Müll.

2. agina — Walde–Hofmann

agina, -ae f, „die Schere an der Wage* (vgl. Paul. Fest. 10; -- durchs Roman. bezeugt nach Meyer-Lübke BPhW, 1908, 632; Bildung wie coquina, Walde-P. 136): zu agö, vgl. zur Bed. exagium „Wiegen, Gewicht*, exdmen „das Hinaustreiben (aus der Ruhelage)‘, exiguus, exilis (s. d). Auch gr. äfiog „gleichgeltend, wert* beruht auf der Verwendung von *ag- für „wägen* (urspr. ,ausbalancieren mit den Armen*?, Reichelt WuS. 12, … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. agina, p. 54]

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. agina (scan p. 39; entry #283).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. agina (scan p. 54; entry #128). Root candidates: *ag-.

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