accensus.
attendant/orderly; supernumerary soldier (usu. pl.) [~ velatus => replacements]; lighting; kindling, setting on fire;
Meaning & usage
the kindling of a fire, the action of lighting a fire
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Latin accendo Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin accēnsus From accendo (“to kindle”) + -tus (action noun forming suffix).
an attendant to someone of higher rank, especially an attendant or apparitor to a consul, proconsul, praetor, or similar
an unarmed supernumerary of a legion, ready to fill vacancies
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of accēnseō.
lit, kindled (fire)
inflamed, aroused, excited
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of accendō.
added to
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of accēnseō.
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