Etymology

pugillaris

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Today it means: A kind of notebook or tablet used in Ancient Rome. Full definition →

Latin pugillaris
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompugillaris“fist”
  2. English todaypugillaris

Latin pugillaris (“fist”), since they were hand-sized.

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