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Regillus2

Regillus2

royal

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 17 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. rēgillus — Lewis & Short

rēgillus, a, um,

I adj. dim. [regius], royal, regal, magnificent: inducula, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 39: tunica, Varr. ap. Non. 539, 10; cf. Fest. s. h. v. p. 286 Müll.

2. Rēgillus — Lewis & Short

Rēgillus, i, m.

I A town of the Sabines, whence Appius Claudius emigrated to Rome, Liv. 2, 16 Drak.; also called Rēgilli, ōrum, m., Suet. Tib. 1.— Hence, Rēgillānus, a, um, and Rēgillensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Regillus: Claudius Appius Regillanus, Suet. Tib. 2: Claudius Regillensis, Liv. 8, 15.—
II A small lake in Latium (the mod. Cornufelle), celebrated for the victory over the Latins gained there by the Romans under the dictator Postumius, Cic. N. D. 3, 5, 11; called also lacus Regillus, Liv. 2, 19; Plin. 33, 2, 11, § 38; and Regilli lacus, Flor. 1, 11, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 16.— Hence, Rēgillensis, surname of the Postumii: M. Postumio Regillensi, Liv. 4, 49, 7: A. et L. Postumii Regillenses, id. 6, 22, 5.—
III A Roman surname in the Æmilian gens, Cic. Att. 12, 24, 2: M. Aemilius Regillus, Liv. 24, 7 fin.; 8; 29, 11 fin.; 38.

3. régillus — Walde–Hofmann

régillus, -? , mit senkrecht gezogenen Kettenfüden gewebt* (Plaut.): wie réctus, das gleichfalls ın dieser Bed. gebraucht wird, zu regó, sek. bezogen auf »ägius, formell von einem Adj. *regulus, vgl. regula (Walde LEW.? 647). Nicht nach Pisani StFftal. n. s. 11, 326 aus *re-ghilla zu filum, — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. régillus, p. 1332]

In the wild

6 of 60 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. regillus (scan p. 591; entry #9702).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. régillus (scan p. 1332; entry #2270).

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