In re: Quirinus:
My Collins "Gem" Pocket Latin Dictionary lists Quirinus as an alternate name for Romulus.
Checking to see if my Cassell's has it. ...
It does and says it specifically refers to Romulus at his apotheosis...
Cassell's is an old, old dictionary, it's first edition somewhere in the 1800s. Most recent edition is, to my knowledge, circa 1970 or so.
The Oxford Grammar is a bit more recent... circa 2000
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
My Collins "Gem" Pocket Latin Dictionary lists Quirinus as an alternate name for Romulus.
Checking to see if my Cassell's has it. ...
It does and says it specifically refers to Romulus at his apotheosis...
Cassell's is an old, old dictionary, it's first edition somewhere in the 1800s. Most recent edition is, to my knowledge, circa 1970 or so.
The Oxford Grammar is a bit more recent... circa 2000
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll