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opificium

the performance of constructive work5 (Varro+), opificlna

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Where it lives

Florida 1 · 1.27/10k

What it meant

1. opificium — de Vaan

opificium 'the performance of constructive work5 (Varro+), opificlna 'performance5 (PL)* * * , Pit. *cp/-. . PIE *h3e/op-(i-) 'ability, force . IE cognates: Hit. happina- 'rich', happinant- 'rich (person)' < *h3ep-en-o-; Skt. apnas- 'possession, property' [n.], YAv. afnatfhant'rich in property5 < *h3ep-nos-, Gr. δμπνη [fJ 'food, corn' < *h3ep-n-h2-? Lat qfficium < *opi-fak-io-. The existence of different derivatives … — [de Vaan, s.v. opificium, p. 445]

2. ŏpĭfĭcĭum — Lewis & Short

ŏpĭfĭcĭum, ii, n.opifex,

I a working, the doing of a work, a work (ante- and post-class), Varr. R. R. 3, 16: in opificiis opera, App. Flor. n. 9.

In the wild

opificiis Apuleius, Florida 9.p1

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. opificium (scan p. 445; entry #1211). Root candidates: *op-, *h3ep-.

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