Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Mari(us) Messorianus

Name (citation form)Messorianus
SourceILLPRON 970, Weber 132
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptiondedicatory
Materiallimestone
Date and origin
Location (modern)Enns
Location (ancient)Lauriacum
CommunityEnns
District, regionLinz Land
Population group
Date200-300 AD
Source of datelupa
Linguistic notes
Languageprob. Celtic
Genderm.
Name typecognomen
Use of nameL 2
Word formationsimple
Prefix
First element*messi-, *messu-, *međđi-, *međđu-, *meds-, *meθθ- 'judgement' or 'measure' ? / *messo- 'bad, worst' ?
NPC 227, DLG2: 223, GPN 367, Kajanto 361, EDPC 268
Second element
Suffixoriano
Stem classo
Casenom. sg.
Semantic fieldComm / App-Char
Other
Relations
General notescf. Stifter 2004 (FS Dobesch): 767 (Mesio)
Other attestationsDAL 1 (CIL III 14641) LVG 1 (CIL XIII 2075).
Secondary literatureNPC 133 (Messo(nius)), 227, DLG2: 223, Kajanto 361, EDPC 268