COMPITALIA — festa quae in compitis Larium honori peragebantur, et Compitalitius dies, in quo celebrantur. Gellius, l. 10. c. 24. Nullum certum diem praesinitum fuisse his sacris, ex loxo Varronis ad Suetonium, recte observavit Casaubonus, confirmatque… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
exquisite — [15] Etymologically, exquisite means ‘sought out’. It comes from the past participle of Latin exquīrere, a compound formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and quaerere ‘search’ (source of English query, quest, and question). Already in Latin it had… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
batre — Batre, act. penac. Est frapper ou par injure ou pour correction, Caedere, verberare, Et vient de ce vieux mot Latin Batuo, duquel Plaute, Ciceron et Pline usent, qui signifie frapper, ainsi que dit est. De là sont appelez les Batus, voyez Batus.… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
foüetter — Foüetter, Flagellare, Flagris caedere. Estre foüetté, Virgis multari, Plagas dare. Endurer d estre foüetté sans dire mot, Plagas silentio ferre. Foüetté par justice, ou par les carrefours, Facinorosus, Mastigia, Verbero compitalitius, Per omnes… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
exquisite — [15] Etymologically, exquisite means ‘sought out’. It comes from the past participle of Latin exquīrere, a compound formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and quaerere ‘search’ (source of English query, quest, and question). Already in Latin it had… … Word origins