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fortax

fortax · m

the basis

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What it meant

fortax — Lewis & Short

fortax, ācis, m., = fo/rtac (bearer),

I the basis on which a furnace rests, Cato, R. R. 38, 1.

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. fortax (scan p. 273; entry #4278).

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