sittybus

sittybus
sittybus, i, m., a strip of parchment, attached to a roll or book, bearing the title and the author's name, Cic. Att. 4, 5, 3; 4, 8, a, 2 B. and K. (in some editions sillybus; cf. sillubous, id. ib. 4, 4, b, 1).

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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  • syllabus — [sil′ə bəs] n. pl. syllabuses or syllabi [sil′əbī΄] [ModL < LL(Ec), a list, register (prob. false form for syllaba,SYLLABLE), mistaken reading of L sillybus, altered < sittybus, strip of parchment used as a label < Gr sittybos, strip of… …   English World dictionary

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