Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | [M(arcus) Broccius] Morsinus |
| Name (citation form) | Broccius* |
| Source | III 5500, ILLPRON 1335 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | stone |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Sankt Johann bei Herberstein |
| Location (ancient) | — |
| Community | Sankt Johann bei Herberstein |
| District, region | Hartberg |
| Population group | — |
| Date | — |
| Source of date | — |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic or Latin |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | pseudo gentile |
| Use of name | L 3 |
| Word formation | simple / hypocoristic short name? |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *brocco- 'badger' or *brogi- 'land, territory, boundary' NPC 214, DLG2: 91, GPN 158, EDPC 80, KGP 157, Meid 223, Kajanto 238 |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | io KGP 41, Kajanto 115, Stüber 2007: 150 |
| Stem class | io |
| Case | nom. sg. ? |
| Semantic field | Anim / Place |
| Other | |
| Relations | ? |
| General notes | Gaul. brogi- < *mrogi- (cf. Ir. mruig, W bro), cf. Lat. margo, Goth. marka; for the development see KGP 96 (cf. Comruno- ~ Couruno-); if Latin origin, derived from Brocchus (Kajanto 238) |
| Other attestations | Brocchi(us) ITA 1 (CIL V 5971), Brocchhius ITA 1 (CIL V 5972 [2]). |
| Secondary literature | Meid 223, Lochner 36, NPC 49, 214, DLG2: 91, GPN 158, EDPC 80, KGP 157, Kajanto 238 |