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ArchivesRe: Varronianus (and Varronius & Varro).
in reply to a message by Dorchadas
My Latin dictionary has an entry:
Varronianus (adj) see Varro. (referring to the cognomen)
As you say, Varronianus would be a regular derivative of Varronius (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-anus) and Varronius looks to be a derivative of Varro (genitive Varronis).
As for the etymology of Varro, I don't have any information.
Varronianus (adj) see Varro. (referring to the cognomen)
As you say, Varronianus would be a regular derivative of Varronius (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-anus) and Varronius looks to be a derivative of Varro (genitive Varronis).
As for the etymology of Varro, I don't have any information.
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Thank you for your input, Mike! :) I'm glad to see that I was in the right direction. ;) It's a pity that there is little to no information available about the etymology of Varro for now, but I hold hope that I will eventually find out more about it... just have to come across that reliable source that actually tried to investigate the name. :)
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This site claims a Etruscan origin:
http://etruscans1.tripod.com/Language/EtruscanV.html
http://etruscans1.tripod.com/Language/EtruscanV.html
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