Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | P(ublius) Post(umius) P(ublii) l(ibertus) Cardacanus |
| Name (citation form) | Cardacanus |
| Source | III 11601, ILLPRON 283 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Magdalensberg |
| Location (ancient) | Virunum |
| Community | Magdalensberg |
| District, region | Klagenfurt-Land |
| Population group | — |
| Date | — |
| Source of date | — |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | cognomen |
| Use of name | L 3 |
| Word formation | compound, not further determinable |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *carto- ? '?' NPC 215 |
| Second element | *canu- '?', *cano- 'reed', *canauo- 'young animal, baby-wolf' NPC 215 (canu-, canauo-), DLG2: 101 (canauo) / 103 (cano-) |
| Suffix | o |
| Stem class | o |
| Case | nom. sg. |
| Semantic field | ? |
| Other | |
| Relations | (LDus) Publius |
| General notes | Spelling of /t/ as |
| Other attestations | Cardelia ITA 1 (CIL V 3930), Cardilius HIS 1 (HAE 2092). |
| Secondary literature | NPC 215 (carto-; canu-, canauo-), DLG2: 101 (canauo) / 103 (cano-), AlNor |