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helvus

helvus

yellow, dun

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. helvus — de Vaan

helvus 'yellow, dun' [adj. o/a] (Varro+) Derivatives: helvolus [adj.] 'a variety of wine and grape' (Cato+), helvius 'id/ (Varro), helvella 'a pot-herb' (Titin.+). Pit. *xeliwo-, PIE *ghelh3-i-uo~ 'yellow, green'. IE cognates: Skt hari-, Av. zairi- 'yellow, greenish' < PIE *ghel(h3)i- or *gholh3i-, Skt. hiri- 'yellow' (in cp.) < *ghlh3is Gr. χλωρός 'pale green, greenish yellow' < *ghlh3-ro-; Lith. zelvas 'greenish' … — [de Vaan, s.v. helvus, p. 296]

2. helvus — Lewis & Short

helvus, a, um, adj.perh. a weakened form of gilvus, yellow,

I light bay: color vaccarum, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 9; cf.: color boum, qui est inter rufum et album, appellatur helvus, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. † helvacea, p. 99 Müll.

3. helvus — Walde–Hofmann

helvus, -a, -um „honiggelb, isabellfarben“ (Paul. Fest. 99 colóre boum qui est inter rüfum et album appelläturque helvus) (seit Varro; helvolus „blaßrot, gelblich“ seit Cato, helvius ds. seit Varro, helvella, -ae f. „kleine Küchenkräuter“ [Paul. Fest. 103, vgl. helvola : kayavdpia Cl. und d. grüne Ware, frz. verduresse; daraus vl, Rückbldg. rom. *helva „Rasen“, Meyer-Lübke n. 4103], helväcea "genus örnamenti Lydi? … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. helvus, p. 671]

In the wild

6 of 36 attestations shown.

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. helvus (scan p. 296; entry #753). Root candidates: *xeliwo-, *gholh3i-, *gelwa-.
  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. heluus (scan p. 247; entry #3835).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. helvus (scan p. 671; entry #1306).

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