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centussis

centussis · m

a hundred

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Where it lives

Saturae 1 · 2.21/10k
Noctes Atticae 2 · 0.18/10k

What it meant

centussis — Lewis & Short

centussis, is, m.centum-as,

I a hundred asses, Varr. L. L. 5, § 170; 9, § 81; gen. centussis, Varr. ap. Gell. 15, 19, 2.— Abl. centusse, Pers. 5, 191.—Plur.: centussibus, Fest. s. v. peculatus, p. 237 Müll.— Hence, in allusion to the law of Faunius, limiting the expenditure on games: Fauni centussis misellus, Lucil. ap Gell. 2, 24, 4.

In the wild

centusse Persius, Saturae 5.191
centussis Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 2.24.4
centussis Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 15.19.2

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. centussis (scan p. 37; entry #252). Root candidates: *ats-.

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