1. gilvus — Lewis & Short
gilvus (in late Lat. also gilbus;
I v. the letter B), a, um, adj. kindr. with Germ. gelb.; Engl. yellow; Sanscr. gāura, pale yellow: equi, Varr. ap. Non. 80, 2; Verg. G. 3, 83; Pall. Mart. 13, 4.
The corpus record — Latin
gilvus
gilvus
pale yellow
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Where it lives
- Georgicon 1 · 0.71/10k
What it meant
2. gilvus — Walde–Hofmann
gilvus, -a, -um „hellgelb, von Pferden“ (seit Varro, vulgär gilus, Niedermann Ess. 63): wohl nach Walde LEW.? s. v., Ernout El. dial. 169f. wie galbus (s, d.) kelt. Lehnwort (Gallizismus der Poebene, daher bei Verg.?) mit dial. i aus gall. *gelvos — lat. helvus (idg. *Ghel-yos, s. d. und fel). Nicht besser W. Meyer KZ. 28, 163, Niedermann & und 7 7Of., Persson Beitr. 170, Petersson KZ. 47, 289: aus "jel-uo-s zu lit. … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. gilvus, p. 632]
In the wild
- gilvo Vergil, Georgicon 3.83
Where it came from
- Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. giluus (scan p. 299; entry #4690).
- Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. gilvus (scan pp. 632-634; entry #1236). Root candidates: *ginc-, *geng-, *gong-.
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