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familiaricus

familiaricus

of household slaves

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Where it lives

What it meant

1. familiaricus — de Vaan

familiaricus 'of household slaves' (Varro*), familiaritds 'close friendship' (Ter.+). far Pit *famelos 'slave', *famelia 'household'. It cognates: Pad, famel, O. fml [nom.sg.] 'slave1 < *famelos, O. famelo [nom.sg.], U. famefias [nom.pl.?] * household' < *famelia-, PIE *dhhrm-elo- 'fundament'. IE cognates: Gr. τ9εμείλια [n.pl.] 'fundaments' (from metrical lengthening of ϋεμέλια) , ύεμέλιος 'belonging to the … — [de Vaan, s.v. familiaricus, p. 214]

2. fămĭlĭārĭcus — Lewis & Short

fămĭlĭārĭcus, a, um, adj.id..

I Of or belonging to the house-servants or domestics: cellae, rooms for the servants, Vitr. 6, 10: familiarica vestimenta sunt, quae ad familiam vestiendam parata sunt, sicuti saga, tunicae, paenulae, etc., Dig. 34, 2, 23 fin.—
II Of the house or famity: sellae, i. e. privies, Varr. R. R. 1, 13, 4.

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Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. familiaricus (scan pp. 214-215; entry #522). Root candidates: *famelia-, *famelo-, *famelio-.

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