Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Diacoxi(a)e Meitim(a)e

Name (citation form)Diacoxia*
SourceIII 4857, ILLPRON 528
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialstone
Date and origin
Location (modern)St. Veit an der Glan
Location (ancient)Virunum
CommunitySt. Veit an der Glan
District, regionSt. Veit an der Glan
Population group
Date
Source of date
Linguistic notes
Languageprob. Celtic
Genderf.
Name typepseudo gentile
Use of nameL 2
Word formationbahuvrihi compound (adjective + noun)
Prefix*dio- < *diuo- 'divine' ?
KGP 193, NPC 219, DLG2: 142
First element*coxo- 'leg'
NPC 218, DLG2: 128
Second element
Suffixia
KGP 41, Kajanto 115, Stüber 2007: 150
Stem classia
Casedat. sg.
Semantic fieldApp
Other
Relations(H) Veponius Avitus, (S) Veponius Quartinus
General notes"the one whose leg is divine" (KGP 193), a-Fugenvokal is due to "Illyrian" influence (KGP 52).
Other attestationsDiacu NOR 1 (CIL III 5084), Dia[ ] DAL 1 (CIL III 9887), MSV 1 (ILJ 512).
Secondary literatureNPC 85, 218, 219, KGP 193, DLG2: 128, 142