1. gallidraga — Lewis & Short
gallidraga, ae, f.,
I the hairy teasel, Dipsacus pilosus, Linn.; Plin. 27, 10, 62, § 89.
The corpus record — Latin
gallidraga
gallidraga · f
the hairy teasel
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Where it lives
- Naturalis Historia 2 · 0.05/10k
What it meant
2. gallidraga — Walde–Hofmann
gallidraga, -ae f. „eine Distelart" (Plin. 27, 89 nach Xenokrates): Fremdwort, Herkunft unbekaunt. 1. gallus, + m. „Hahn“ (seit Plaut., rom. [neben pullus, -a], ebenso *gallius „bunt“ und gallicinium „Zeit des Hahnenschreis* seit Colum.; vgl. gailicrüs „Hahnenfuß“ Ps. Apul, galluläsco 'püb&sco Nov. (auf Grund von *gallulus], gallö “PıßdZu’ Gl), gallzna, -ae f. „Henne“ (seit Plt. [Bildung wie regina), rom., ebenso … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. gallidraga, p. 612]
In the wild
- Gallidragam Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 27.10.p1
- gallidraga Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 1.27.p62
Where it came from
- Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. gallidraga (scan p. 290; entry #4543).
- Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. gallidraga (scan pp. 612-613; entry #1207). Root candidates: *gal-.
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