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Auximum
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Latin
Etymology
Possibly from la ine-pro *h₂weks- to magnify, increase with an S-stem extension similar to ine-pro *augs. If so, related to la augeo I increase.DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992, p. 358 There was also an Auximum in la Campania, suggesting a possible Umbrian-like dialect or en Picene stratum.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Auximum<2.loc>
la city r/Picenum situated on a hill near Ancon, now the town of Osimo
Declension
Auximum<2.loc>
Derived terms
la Auximās
Descendants
grc Αὔξουμον 1
it Osimo
References
la Italy