Etymology

nundine

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Today it means: A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts. Full definition →

Latin nundinae
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  1. Latin · derived fromnundinae“ninth-days”
  2. English todaynundine

From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively) and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.

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