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Lucius1

Lucius1 · m

a Roman prænomen, usually represented by

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 86 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. Lūcĭus — Lewis & Short

Lūcĭus, i, m.lux; of the day,

I a Roman prænomen, usually represented by L.: Crepusci, qui eo tempore erant nati, ut Lucii prima luce, Varr. L. L. 6, § 5 Müll.; cf.: qui luci natus est Lucius, id. ib. 9, § 60 Müll.; and: Lucius praenomen est ejus, qui primum fuit, qui oriente luce natus est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 119 Müll.—In fem.: Lūcia, Varr. L. L. 9, § 61 Müll.—Hence,
II Lucipor for Lucii puer, the slave of a Lucius, Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 26.

2. lūcĭus — Lewis & Short

lūcĭus, ii, m.,

I a fish, perh. the pike, Aus. Mosell. 123.

3. lücius — Walde–Hofmann

lücius, -; m. „Hecht“ (Auson., Pol. Silv., Anthim., rom.; Dem. -iolus Gl): Et. unklar. Nach Zimmermann ALL. 9, 592, Niedermann IF. 26, 55f. scherzhafte Verwendung des Vornamens Lücius, so daß des Ausonius Erklärung (Mos. 120) Latió risus praenümine cultor stagnörum keine bloße ,Literatenetymologie" wäre. Aber die Parallelen titus ,Feldtaube" und gaius „Häher“ versagen, da hier das Primäre die Schallnachahmung, die … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. lücius, p. 857]

In the wild

6 of 357 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. lücius (scan pp. 857-858; entry #1596). Root candidates: *leu-.

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