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larua

larua

evil spirit, demon

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What it meant

1. larua — de Vaan

larua 'evil spirit, demon' [£ a] (P1.+) Derivatives: laruatus 'possessed by evil spirits' (P1.+). Pit *las-Vwal Schrijver assumes that *Cw was realized as Cu(w) after a long vowel in VOLat. and OLat., and as Cw after a short vowel. If this is correct, larua can reflect earlier *lar/s-Vw- or *lar/s-w-. A form *las- could be connected with Lar, Laris 'tutelary god', which is quite attractive semantically. Bibl: WH I: … — [de Vaan, s.v. larua, p. 342]

2. lärüa — Walde–Hofmann

lärüa (alat; seit Hor. zweisilbig [Maurenbrecher Par. 208f.]) lürva, -ae f. „böser Geist, Gespenst; Gerippe; Larve, Maske* (seit Plaut., ebenso Zäruätus „von einem Gespenst besessen, behext" |vgl. cerritus 5.206), laruülis ,gespensterhaft" seit Priap., larvätieus |vgl. lünüticus usw.) Isid. 4, 7, 6; daraus entl. mhd. larfe, nhd. Larve): im Ablaut zu Läres; Gdf. *läsouä (vgl. zum Suff, belua, miluus) „die Gestalt … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. lärüa, p. 798]

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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. larua (scan p. 342; entry #877). Root candidates: *las-.
  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. larua (scan p. 366; entry #5768).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. lärüa (scan p. 798; entry #1501).

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