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pertica.

pole, long staff; measuring rod; perch;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. pole, long staff

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. measuring rod

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. rod, (especially) the Roman rod of 10 ft (about 3 m)

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *perth, *pertikā (whence also Oscan 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌊 (perek, “pole”), Umbrian 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌊𐌀𐌚 (perkaf, “rod”)), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pertʰ- (“pole, sprout”), and tentatively compared to Ancient Greek πτόρθος (ptórthos, “sprout”), Sanskrit कपृथ् (kapṛth, “penis”), though De Vaan dismisses these extra-Italic connections as "[not] even remotely convincing". Compare ridica (“stake”).

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