Stelle Sunt nomina quae gentem significant...; (Charisii Ars Grammatica (361 - 362), II, VI, p. 196, 4-5) [10]

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Keywords	Ethnonym: Afri, [wurzel: Afr] Ethnonym: Daci, [wurzel: dac] Keyword: gens, [wurzel: gent] Ethnonym: Hispani, [wurzel: Hispan]
ID	10
Text	Charisii Ars Grammatica (361 - 362) Charisius
Quotation	Sunt nomina quae gentem significant, ut Afer Dacus Hispanus.
Translation	There are names which signify a gens, such as Afer, Dacus, Hispanus. (LG)
Summary	Charisius explains the numerous qualities of the name and refers in this short passage to the names of a 'gens'.
Quotation source	II, VI, p. 196, 4-5
Associated use case(s)
Comment	The author uses 'Afer', among others, as example for the name of a 'gens'. The meaning of the word 'gens' isn't explained in this passage.