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agolum

Pronunciation: [ˈa.ɡɔ.ɫũː]

“agolum” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. A crook (shepherd's staff)

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably related to agō (“to do”). De Vaan suggests that the term might be an Old Latin spelling for *agulum, which would reflect older *age-los. The linguist Benedicte Nielsen suggests that the term could reflect earlier *h₂aǵ-tlom, itself from *h₂eǵ- + *-tlom, which she suggests may also be the source for Sanskrit aṣṭrā (“goad”). However, this theory requires an initial long-ā vowel.…

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