1. riscus — Lewis & Short
riscus, i, m., = r(i/skos,
I a trunk, chest, Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 16; Dig. 34, 2, 26; Hier. in Ezech. 4, 15.
The corpus record — Latin
riscus
riscus · m
a trunk
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Where it lives
- Eunuchus 1 · 0.92/10k
What it meant
2. riscus — Walde–Hofmann
riscus, -; m. „ein aus Weiden geflochtenes und mit Fell überzogenes Behältnis für Schmuck, Kleider usw., Kofler“ (seit Ter., rom. *riscia): aus gr. ploxoc m. „Koffer, bei Antiphanes ,Kiste* (Weise, Saalfeld), das seinerseits nach Thumb Die gr. Spr. im Zeitalter des Hellenismus 119. 141 wegen des Wandels von wu in i aus dem Galatischen stammt (Don. "Ter. Eun. 754 cista pelle contecta; nömen Phrygium), vgl. air, rüsc … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. riscus, p. 1342]
Where it came from
- Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. riscus (scan p. 607; entry #9954).
- Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. riscus (scan p. 1342; entry #2302).
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