Vitumnus

Latin

Etymology

From vita (“life”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-to- (“to live”) + *mno-.

Pronunciation

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Proper Noun

1. a minor Roman god of that bestows vita (“life”) to a fetus

Usage notes

• Vitumnus had the epithet vīvificātor (“creator of life”) and was associated by Augustine with Sentīnus, the giver of sentience.