Praetutii

Latin

Etymology

Believed to be of Italic (Osco-Umbrian) origin; they may have originally been Illyrian-speaking peoples who fused with the Italics.[1] The name is of uncertain meaning, but compare Oscan [script needed] (praetot, “chieftain, leader”) (see Latin praetor).

Proper noun

Praetūtiī m pl (genitive Praetūtiōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Central Italy, inhabiting a part of Picenum bounded by the river Vomanus on the south and Albula on the north

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Praetūtiī
genitive Praetūtiōrum
dative Praetūtiīs
accusative Praetūtiōs
ablative Praetūtiīs
vocative Praetūtiī

Derived terms

  • Praetūtiānus

References

  • “Praetutii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  1. ^ Waldman, C., Mason, C. (2006). Encyclopedia of European Peoples. United States: Facts On File, Incorporated., p. 453
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