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fertum.

sacrificial cake;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɛr.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛr.tum]
  1. a type of sacrificial cake

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Latin ferctum, firctum (“a ritual bread made with honey and oil”), from Proto-Italic *ferktom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-g-tos, from the root *bʰer- (“to roast; to bake; to boil; to cook; to burn”); cognate with Ancient Greek φρύγω (phrúgō, “to roast; to bake”), Sanskrit भृज्ज् (bhṛjj, “to roast; to grill; to fry”), भृग् (bhṛg, “crackling of fire”), Old Irish bairgen (“bread”), Oscan fertalis, Umbrian frehtu. Related to frīgō (“to fry”); doublet of frīctum (“fried”).

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