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rica

rica

garment to cover the head

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What it meant

1. rica — de Vaan

rica 'garment to cover the head' [f. a\ (PL+) Derivatives: n/ednium 'kind of shawl' (Lex XII+), nanus 'made from a rica' (Varro+)> Pit *wreika-. PIE *ureik-h2-. IE cognates: Av. uruuisiia- 'to rotate, revolve' < *urik-ie/o-, Gr. ροικός 'fluid, flabby' < *uroik-o-; Lith. risti, 3s. risa 'to tie, bind', OHG rxho [m.] 'knee-bend', MDu. wrighe 'instep of the foot' < *ureik-o9 gen.sg. *-k-n-os\ ME wrah 'wrong' < … — [de Vaan, s.v. rica, p. 536]

2. rīca — Lewis & Short

rīca, ae, f.,

I a veil to be thrown over the head, worn by the Roman women when sacrificing, Varr. L. L. 5, § 130 Müll.; Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 48; Lucil., Novius, and Serenus ap. Non. 539, 18 sq.; Massur. Sabin. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 28; Gell. 6, 10, 4; Fest. pp. 288 and 289 Müll.

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. rica (scan p. 536; entry #1485). Root candidates: *wreika-.
  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. rica (scan p. 597; entry #9780).

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