Reconstruction:Illyrian/tergitio

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Reconstruction:Illyrian/tergitio

Illyrian

Etymology

From Illyrian *terg (“market, marketplace”). Possibly from a Balkan substrate.Usually assumed to be connected with Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Lithuanian tur̃gus, Latvian tirgus, Swedish torg (“market, marketplace”). Compare Romanian târg (“market”). This group is considered to be cognate with the Italian city name of Trieste, Latin Tergeste[1].

Noun

*tergitio

1. merchant
   • “F025822”, in Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg [Epigraphic Database Heidelberg] (in English), https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de, 1986—2023, Photo database

     P DOMATVS P F TERGITIO NEGOTIATOR […]

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Usage notes

• Attested 1 time and as person name in inscription in Scarbantia (Sopron)

References

1. Katičić, R. (1975) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 172

Further reading

• Tomezzoli, Giancarlo T.; Stein, Rainhardt S. (2021.01), “Illyrian Personal Anthroponyms”, in Archaeological Discovery, issue 9, DOI:10.4236/ad.2021.91001, page 10: “149 Tergitio”
• Theodorvs Mommsen (1873), “4251”, in Corpvs inscriptionvm Latinarvm: Inscriptiones Asiae Provinciarvm Evropae Graecarvm, Illyrici, Latinae, volume 3, Berolini: Georgivm Reimervm, page 535, 1105

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