aticus

Paelignian

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from a noun *actus (“conducting business”) suffixed with the Paelignian derivative of Proto-Italic *-ikos. Perhaps ultimately from the root Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. If this theory is accepted, the term is related to Latin agō, from Proto-Italic *agō.

Adjective

aticus m (nominative plural)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: description applied to officials who performed commercial activities

Usage notes

The term is found in an inscription as an attribute to a medix.

References

  • Rex Wallace (1984) The Sabellian Languages‎[1] (quotation in Undetermined; overall work in English), page 83
  • Robert Seymour Conway (1897) The Italic Dialects‎[2] (overall work in English), Cambridge University Press, page 603
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