Thamugadi

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Latin

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Etymology

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Named after Flueggea tinctoria (Spanish tamujo) apparently present there, compare Tabuda and Tabudium related to Latin buda (cattail (Typha spp.)) for the naming scheme.

Proper noun

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Thamugadi n (indeclinable)

  1. A town of Numidia situated near Lambaesis, now Timgad

References

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  • Thamugadi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Tamugadis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly