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Latin
Etymology
Probably a Celtic/Gaulish name, hinted by the alternative name Helvia Recina (see Helvetius), possibly from Gaulish *rica (“furrow”) << Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā (“furrow”).
Proper noun
Ricina f sg (genitive Ricinae); first declension
- A town in Picenum situated on a hill above the valley of the Potentia
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- Ricina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ricina”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Picenum - Helvetia Ricina