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Reconstruction:Illyrian/tergitio

Illyrian

Etymology

From Illyrian *terg (market, marketplace). Possibly from a Balkan substrate.Usually assumed to be connected with Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Lithuanian tur̃gus, Latvian tirgus, Swedish torg (market, marketplace). Compare Romanian târg (market). This group is considered to be cognate with the Italian city name of Trieste, Latin Tergeste.[1]

Noun

*tergitio

  1. merchant

Usage notes

References

  1. Katičić, R. (1975) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 172

Further reading

  • Tomezzoli, Giancarlo T., Stein, Rainhardt S. (2021.01) “Illyrian Personal Anthroponyms”, in Archaeological Discovery, number 9, →DOI, page 10:149 Tergitio
  • Theodorvs Mommsen (1873) “4251”, in Corpvs inscriptionvm Latinarvm: Inscriptiones Asiae Provinciarvm Evropae Graecarvm, Illyrici, Latinae, volume 3, Berolini: Georgivm Reimervm, pages 535, 1105

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