The corpus record — Latin

magmentarium

shrine for the reception of the magmentum

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Where it lives

De haruspicum responso in P. Clodium in Senatu Habita 2 · 2.66/10k

What it meant

magmentarium — de Vaan

magmentarium 'shrine for the reception of the magmentum' (Varro+). Pit *makio~ 'honoured, blessed', *mak-mn(-to)- 'offering, sacrifice'. PIE *mh2k-(e/o-) 'to make long5. Driessen (px-) proposes a connection with PCI. *make/o- 'to raise, nourish' from 'to make long' (sees s.v. macer). Latin 'honoured' (e.g. made esto 'be honoured') could be understood as. 'made long, made bigger'. This seems slightly more attractive … — [de Vaan, s.v. magmentarium, p. 371]

In the wild

magmentarium Cicero, De haruspicum responso in P. Clodium in Senatu Habita 31
magmentarium Cicero, De haruspicum responso in P. Clodium in Senatu Habita 31

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. magmentarium (scan p. 371; entry #977).

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