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ACONITI | ACONITO

Both would appear to be from central Italy, Aconites is almost unique, Aconite is only slightly less rare and would seem to have a very small stock in L'Aquila, they should derive from the late Latin name Aconitus, with this name one of the Bishops of the Church who subscribed to the synods is remembered. of the Pope Simmaco in the year 499, the name derives from that of the aconite plant (aconitum napellus), a perennial herb, with strong curative but poisonous qualities, one of the most toxic plants that bloom in Italy, it is also possible that the name derives from a Byzantine hypocoristic form of the Latin name of Anatolian origin Acone (see ACONE).

Bibliographic source' "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/


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