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Masinissa

Masinissa · m

a king of Numidia, grandfather of Jugurtha, at first the enemy and afterwards the friend and ally of the Romans

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 28 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

Măsĭnissa — Lewis & Short

Măsĭnissa (Măsănīsa, ae, m.,

Oros. 4, 18),
I a king of Numidia, grandfather of Jugurtha, at first the enemy and afterwards the friend and ally of the Romans, Liv. 24, 48; 25, 34 sq.; Cic. Rep. 6, 9, 9; id. Sen. 10; Sall. J. 5, 5; 9, 2; 24, 10; 65, 1; Ov. F. 6, 769; Sil. 16, 117.

In the wild

6 of 311 attestations shown.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission.

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