Ariovistus

Latin

Etymology

Of disputed origin. Possibly meaning "noble sage," from Gaulish arios (“noble”) + *uissu- (“knowledge, perception”) << Proto-Celtic *wissus (“knowledge”). Or less likely, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“host, army”) + *frustaz, *furistaz (“foremost, ruler, lord”). More at Ariovistus.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ariovistus m sg (genitive Ariovistī); second declension

  1. A German king, who made war against Caesar

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Ariovistus
genitive Ariovistī
dative Ariovistō
accusative Ariovistum
ablative Ariovistō
vocative Arioviste

Descendants

  • → French: Arioviste (learned)

References

  1. ^ Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions Errance, 2003), p. 55; also p. 215 on Ariomanus, p. 174 on Ariogaisus, p. 318 on Ariovistus, p. 55 on Ariobindus.
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “aryo”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 43

Further reading

  • Ariovistus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Ariovistus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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