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Latin
Etymology
Initially thought to derive from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead clay, build”), relating to the clay banks of the river; however, this is rather un-Italic phonetically.[1]
Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *digʰ- (“she-goat”) (see also Ancient Greek δίζα (díza, “goat”), Proto-West Germanic *tigā). Combined with + -entia, the name would translate to something like ‘stream of the goats.’
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dīgentia f sg (genitive Dīgentiae); first declension
- A small river of Latium flowing into the Tiberis
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
References
- “Digentia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Digentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992, p. 268