vestigium

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

vestīgium ī, n

cf. vestigo, the bottom of the foot, sole : adversis vestigiis stare contra nostra vestigia.— The foot : equus vestigia primi Alba pedis ostentans, V.; cf. Summa pedum vestigia tinguit, O.— A footstep, step, footprint, foot-track, track : in foro vestigium facere, i. e. to set foot : te tuis vestigiis persequi: eodem remanere vestigio, Cs.: vestigium abscedi ab Hannibale, one step , L.—In the phrase, e vestigio, on the spot, without moving, instantly, forthwith : repente evestigio ex homine factus est Verres: e vestigio ad Castra traducere, Cs.— A trace, mark, track, vestige : in lecto mulieris vestigia recentia: quarum (alcium) ex vestigiis cum est animadversum, quo, etc., Cs.: in vestigiis huius urbis, ruins : tergum foedum recentibus vestigiis verberum, L.—Fig., a footprint, trace, sign, token : a pueritiā vestigiis ingressus patriis et tuis.—Of time, a point, moment, instant : eodem loci vestigio et temporis: vestigio temporis, instantly , Cs.: ut urbs ab hostibus capta eodem vestigio videretur, at that very moment , Cs.

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