Name details

Summary
Name (attested)

Montissius Mogianci

Name (citation form)Montissius
SourceIII 4944= 11520, ILLPRON 809
Source typeepigraphic
Type of inscriptionsepulcral
Materialmarble
Date and origin
Location (modern)Maria Saal
Location (ancient)Virunum
CommunityMaria Saal
District, regionKlagenfurt-Land
Population group
Date
Source of date
Linguistic notes
Languageprob. Celtic
Genderm.
Name typeIN
Use of nameIN + patronym
Word formationhypocoristically suffixed
Prefix
First element*monto- ? '?', *manto- 'jaw, muzzle, mouth(piece)'
Lochner 108f., 110, NPC 226, DLG2: 216, Meid 148, LEIA, M-31f.
Second element
Suffixissio
Holder II 80f., Dottin 109, KGP 41, Stüber 2007: 151, Kajanto 129
Stem classo
Casenom. sg.
Semantic fieldApp ?
Other
Relations(LDus) Mogiancus, (W) Vibia, (D) Citulia, (FiL) Bouterio
General notesregional context: Montissius / Muntissius attested in Noricum only. Lochner claims an etymological connection to OIr. méit 'quantity' < *manti- (LEIA M-31) with vowel variation o ~ a after nasal (cf. Loth RC 40, 1923, 380).
Other attestationsNOR 1 (RISt 262), Muntissius NOR 1 (RISt 109).
Secondary literatureAlNor 236, Lochner 108f., 110, NPC 226, DLG2: 216, Meid 148, LEIA, M-31f.