Stelle Gentis a gente ueniunt, ut "Graecus...; (Etymologiarum sive Originum libri XX (622 - 633), i.7.23-4) [2167]

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Keywords	Keyword: gens, [wurzel: gent] Ethnonym: Graeci, [wurzel: Graec] Keyword: patria, [wurzel: patri] Ethnonym: Romani, [wurzel: roman]
ID	2167
Text	Etymologiarum sive Originum libri XX (622 - 633) Isidore of Seville
Quotation	Gentis a gente ueniunt, ut "Graecus", "Romanus". Patriae a patria descendunt, ut "Atheniensis", "Thebanus". Loci a loco, ut "suburbanus".
Translation	Ethnic ( gens ) adjectives come from the ethnic group ( gens ), as ‘Greek,’ ‘Roman.’ 24 . Adjectives of nationality ( patrius ) come from a native land ( patria ), as ‘Athenian,’ ‘Theban.’ Local ( locus ) adjectives from the place ( locus ), as ‘suburban.’ (Trans. Barney, Lewis, Beach, Berghof, p. 43)
Quotation source	i.7.23-4
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