Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Epatia Ante Conbogi fil(ia) |
| Name (citation form) | Ante* |
| Source | III 4945, ILLPRON 207 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Kraig |
| Location (ancient) | Virunum |
| Community | Frauenstein |
| District, region | St. Veit an der Glan |
| Population group | — |
| Date | — |
| Source of date | — |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | unknown, possibly Celtic |
| Gender | f. |
| Name type | cognomen |
| Use of name | L 2 + patronym |
| Word formation | simple |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *anto-, *anti-, *antu- 'end, edge, boundary, cornerstone' or 'path' NPC 211 (anto-, antu-, anti-; ato-), DLG2: 49 |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | e ? |
| Stem class | ?? |
| Case | nom. sg. |
| Semantic field | ? |
| Other | |
| Relations | (H) Nemetomarus, (F) Conbogius, (MiL) Crotta |
| General notes | On the one hand, Celticity is possible, cf. NPC 211: 'end, boundary, cornerstone' < PIE *h2ént- or 'path' < PIE *pnth2- 'path'. On the other hand, the name is reminiscent of the Latin preposition ante 'before, pre-, ante-' ??. Cf. Stifter 2004 (FS Dobesch): 762 (Antillus). |
| Other attestations | Anta HIS 1 (HAE 1144), Antaeus DAL 1 (CIL III 2440), Antata NAR 1 (CIL XII 4912), Anteius HIS 2 (RIT 185 [2]), DAL 3 (CIL III 1974, 2172, 1977 - ILJ 1987 - 2809 - 2810), Anteus BEG 2 (Finke 109, AE 1968, 310), DAL 1 (CIL III 1947), Antaeus BEG 1 (AE 1968, 310), Anteia DAL 1 (CIL III 2273). |
| Secondary literature | NPC 211 (anto-, antu-, anti-; ato-), DLG2: 49 |