Il lessico dell’agricoltura nel glossario latino-greco degli Hermeneumata Celtis

Abstract

This study examines a selection of rare Latin agricultural terms attested in section 41 of the glossary of Hermeneumata Celtis. Particular attention is devoted to the semantic range of aratrum, which appears with different Greek equivalents and may denote not only the plough but also cultivated land or a unit of measurement. The analysis also considers luxuriantes θάλλουσαι in a viticultural context, suggesting a substantivized use referring to overgrown vines, and discusses the terms velabra and velabra dentata, shedding light on their meaning as winnowing implements and their relationship to Latin and Greek terminology.