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amulet, charm, talisman

  1. amuletumtalisman
    • Lev., In librorum titulis ab Helfer allatis s.17 et s.18, scribitur potius 'talismanes,' m. pl. Quae vox originem duxisse constat vocabulo Graeco quod est τέλεσμα, antiquo, vel fortasse potius vocabulo τελέσμων, ονος, mediae Graecitatis, quod in Cangio Graecanico inveni. Hoc alterum etymologi non memorant; illustrare tamen videtur <em>-an</em> in fine vocum vernacularum ('the ending <em>-an</em> remains unexplained,' OED). <em>Talisman</em> non recta via lingua Graeca, sed voce Arabica quadam, fonte Graeco oriunda, sumptum videtur; hinc vocales mutatae. Si hoc vocabulum accipiemus, nonne pristino more scribendum, sive <em>telesma, atis, </em>sive<em> telesmôn, onis?</em> At fortasse sufficit in hanc rem <em>amulêtum</em>.
  2. amulêtumAmulet
  3. simlacrum magicumTalisman
  4. talismaatis n.
    • Kirsch
    • Helf.

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