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laniatus

laniatus · m

a tearing in pieces, a mangling, lacerating

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Where it lives

Florida 1 · 1.27/10k
Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 2 · 0.25/10k

What it meant

lănĭātus — Lewis & Short

lănĭātus, ūs, m.1. lanio,

I a tearing in pieces, a mangling, lacerating.

I Lit. (rare but class.): ferarum, *Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 104: avium, Amm. 24, 2, 8.—In plur.: avium ferarumque laniatibus objectus, Val. Max. 1, 6, 11: quid efferatius quam quod membra et artus debitoris brevissimo laniatu distrahantur, Gell. 20, 1, 19.—

II Trop., anguish, remorse: si recludantur tyrannorum mentes, posse adspici laniatus, Tac. A. 6, 6.

In the wild

laniatui Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 9.2e.11
laniatui Apuleius, Florida 2
laniatibus Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia 1.6.11

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. laniatus (scan p. 364; entry #5727).

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