Reflections on the origin of the place name Luanco (Asturias)
| Autor: | José Antonio Correa Rodríguez |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Philologia Hispalensis, Vol 31, Iss 1, Pp 65-75 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1132-0265 2253-8321 |
| DOI: | 10.12795/PH.2017.i31.03 |
| Popis: | For the toponym Luanco only a Latin interpretation (*illum anconem ‘the small inlet’) has been proposed so far. This is appropriate to the characteristics of the place. However, taking into account the Celtic character of the double suffix [-anko-] and its frequency in the onomastics, a Celtic hypothesis is proposed in this article. Support for this is found in the name of the tribe of the Luanci (*Lugu-an-co- Luanci ‘the inhabitants of the place where Lugu is’), from which the toponym (castellum) Luancum, not documented in Latin form, would derive. The possibility that the suffix has been [aniko-], a variant documented in the personal name Luanikos (or family name Luanikom) of a Celtiberian inscription, is also examined. However, no archaeological evidence of an ancient occupation of the place is known so far. |
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