Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Fronto Cossonis

Name (citation form)Cosso
SourceIII 5542
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialstone
Date and origin
Location (modern)Salzburg
Location (ancient)Iuvavum
CommunitySalzburg
District, regionSalzburg
Population group
Date
Source of date
Linguistic notes
Languageprob. Celtic
Genderm.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN + patronym
Word formationsimple
Prefix
First element*cossi-, *cossu- '?'
NPC 218, Meid 265, GPN 443
Second element
Suffixon
KGP 41, Stüber 1998: 108, Kajanto 118
Stem classn
Casegen. sg.
Semantic field?
Other
Relations(S)) Fronto, (DiL) Banona Agisi
General noteselement *cossi-, *cossu- pace NPC 218 < *costi-, *costu-or pace Meid 265 "mit spirantischer Aussprache ("Tau Gallicum")" comparable to *cotto- 'old'
Other attestationsCossina DAL 1 (CIL III 2330)
Secondary literatureNPC 75, 218, Meid 265, GPN 443