Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Tamisietae Avetae f(iliae)

Name (citation form)Tamisieta*
Sourcelupa n. 1637
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialmarble
Date and origin
Location (modern)Gleisdorf
Location (ancient)
CommunityGleisdorf
District, regionWeiz
Population group
Date1. c. AD
Source of dateCIL, lupa
Linguistic notes
Languageprob. Celtic
Genderf.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN + metronym
Word formationsimple
Prefix
First element*tamis- ? 'sombre'
KGP 274 (Tameo-°), NPC 233, Meid 290 (Tamacus)
Second element
Suffixieta
Stem classa
Casedat. sg.
Semantic fieldApp / Place?
Other
Relations(M) Avieta, (S) Avito
General notesMeid 290 (Tamacus): *tam- is an element recurrent in several hydronyms, e.g. (Tamaris, Tamesis = Themse). Alternatively: etymological connection to OIr. tám 'evanescence', PIE root *tā-/tə- (IEW 1053f., Förster -Flußname Themse, 728ff., LEIA T-24f.); NPC 233: PIE *tem-es- 'sombre'.
Other attestations
Secondary literatureLochner 159, AlNor 237, NPC 177, 233, KGP 274 (Tameo-°), Meid 290 (Tamacus)