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Latin
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”).[1] Compare Latin sanciō and sacer.
Pronunciation
Noun
sāmentum n (genitive sāmentī); second declension
- A kind of cap made of hide used by the flamen
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
References
- samentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.