Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Aiiu Macci f(ilia) |
| Name (citation form) | Maccus |
| Source | III 11481, ILLPRON 74 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | stone |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Achomitz |
| Location (ancient) | Teurnia |
| Community | Hohenturn |
| District, region | Villach-Land |
| Population group | — |
| Date | 90-110 |
| Source of date | lupa |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic |
| Gender | m. |
| Name type | IN |
| Use of name | IN as patronym |
| Word formation | hypocoristic shortening |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *mac- 'to nurture, to augment' KP 466 / DLG2: 213, NPC 225, KGP 234, Meid 197f. (Magius, -a, Magio, etc.), EDPC 253 / Kluge23: 531 |
| Second element | — o |
| Suffix | o, io |
| Stem class | o, io |
| Case | gen. sg. |
| Semantic field | Fam / Circ |
| Other | |
| Relations | (D) Aiiu, (SiL) Vitalus, (GS) Atectus, Priscus |
| General notes | If alternatively *macc- came from *magi(o) 'great' or *magu- 'servant, youngster', cf. Seccio from Sego-marus, etc. Another possibility is to connect it etymologically to PIE *macro- 'meager, lean' > Lat. macer, Gr. μακρός, OHG magar, ON magr. |
| Other attestations | NOR 1 (Leber 270), Macus NOR 1 (Leber 190), Maca ITA 1 (CIL V 6942) DAL 1 (CIL III 146174). |
| Secondary literature | AlNor, NPC 122, 225, KP 466 / DLG2: 213, KGP 234, Meid 197f. (Magius, -a, Magio, etc.), EDPC 253 / Kluge23: 531 |