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Latin
Etymology
A word used by the augurs, of uncertain origin; although, Varro proposes that it is ultimately derived from cor (“heart”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cortumiō f (genitive cortumiōnis); third declension
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- internal contemplation, as defined in the Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français
116 BCE – 27 BCE,
Marcus Terentius Varro,
De Lingua Latina 8.9.6:
- Quod cum dīcunt cōnspiciōnem, addunt cortumiōnem, dīcitur ā cordis vīsū: cor enim cortumiōnis orīgō.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “cortumio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cortŭmĭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 435.
- cortumio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung