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marrubium1

marrubium1 · n

the plant horehound

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What it meant

1. marrŭbĭum — Lewis & Short

marrŭbĭum, ii, n.,

I the plant horehound: marrubium quod Graeci prasion vocant, alii linostrophon, nonnulli philopaeda, aut philochares, Plin. 20, 22, 89, § 241; 14, 16, 19, § 105; Col. 10, 356.

2. Marrŭbĭum — Lewis & Short

Marrŭbĭum or Marrŭvĭum, ii, n.,

I a city in Latium, the capital of the Marsians, now S. Benedetto, Sil. 8, 507.— Hence,
II Marrŭbĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Marrubium, Marrubian: Marrubia gens, Verg. A. 7, 750.—In plur. subst.: Marrŭvĭi or Marrŭvīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Marrubium, Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3149.

3. marrubium — Walde–Hofmann

marrubium (-ue-). -i n. (-us Cl) „eine Pflanze, Andorn“ (seit Cels., rom.): unbekannter Herkunft, wohl Fremdw. Heraeus (Thes.) leitet es unter Zugrundelegung der Schreibung -uv- von dem VN. Marruvini ab; doch scheinen die rom. Fortsetzer auf -ub- zu weisen. — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. marrubium, p. 949]

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Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. marrubium (scan p. 357; entry #5590).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. marrubium (scan p. 949; entry #1705).

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