cortumio

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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

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. 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