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Terentius

Terentius · m

Terence

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 37 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. Tĕrentĭus — Lewis & Short

Tĕrentĭus, i, m.; Tĕrentĭa, ae, f.,

I Terence, the name of a Roman gens
1 P. Terentius After, the celebrated comic poet, born at Carthage A. U. C. 569, Cic. Fam. 13, 35, 1; Suet. Vit. Ter.—
2 M. Terentius Varro, a celebrated schotar, an elder contemporary and friend of Cicero, Gell. 13, 10, 6; Plin. 35, 14, 49.—
3 C. Terentius Varro, Roman general at Cannœ, Liv. 22, 61.—In fem., Terentia, the wife of Cicero. — Hence,
A Tĕ-rentĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Terentius, Terentian: Terentia et Cassia lex frumentaria, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 21, § 52. —
B Tĕrentĭānus, a, um, adj., of Terence, Terentian: Chremes, i. e. occurring in the poet Terence, Cic. Fin. 1, 1, 3; so, Phormio, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 56: Terentianus ipse se puniens, i. e. the Heautontimoroumenos, id. Tusc. 3, 27, 65: verbum, id. Lael. 24, 89: exercitus, commanded by M Terentius Varro, Liv. 23, 32, 16.—
C Tĕ-rentilla, ae, f. dim. of Terentia, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 69. —
2 Subst.: Tĕrentĭā-nus, i, m., a proper name. L. Terentianus Maurus, a grammarian at the close of the first century after Christ, author of a metrical work.

2. Terentius — Walde–Hofmann

Terentius, -: m. ,Terenz* (seit Ter): Kurzbildung zu einem Vollnaínen mit Terent- im ersten Glied — ai. terdd-(dvösas-) „die Feinde besiegend*, also „Sieger“, nicht „Drescher“ nach Prellwitz GL 17,145? — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. Terentius, p. 1578]

In the wild

6 of 128 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. Terentius (scan p. 506; entry #8238).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Terentius (scan p. 1578; entry #2971).

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