▁ful fill ment ▁of ▁a ▁v ow ▁to ▁the ▁couple ▁joint ly . ▁ ▁In ▁two ▁ins cri ptions ▁both ▁from ▁Gall ia ▁Belg ica , ▁Ros m erta ▁is ▁given ▁the ▁ep ith et ▁sac ra , ▁sacred . ▁A ▁length ier ▁ins cription ▁from ▁Wasser b ill ig ▁in ▁Gall ia ▁Belg ica ▁associ ates ▁the ▁divine ▁couple ▁with ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁a ▁shr ine ▁( a edes ), ▁with ▁" h osp itable " ▁r ites ▁to ▁be ▁celebrated . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁Ros m erta ▁is ▁Ga ul ish , ▁and ▁is ▁anal ys ed ▁as ▁ro - sm ert - a . ▁Sm ert ▁means ▁" provider " ▁or ▁" car er " ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁other ▁Ga ul ish ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁Ad - s mer io , ▁Sm ert u - lit ani , ▁S mer ius ▁( Σ μ ε ρ ο ), ▁Sm ert ae , ▁Sm ert us , ▁and ▁others . ▁Ro - ▁is ▁a ▁mod ifier ▁meaning ▁" very ", ▁" gre at ", ▁or ▁" most " ▁as ▁found ▁in ▁Ro - b ili ▁(" most - good ") ▁or ▁Ro - c ab alus ▁(" gre at ▁horse "). ▁The ▁- a ▁ending ▁is ▁the ▁typical ▁Ga ul ish ▁femin ine ▁singular ▁nomin ative . ▁The ▁meaning ▁is ▁thus ▁" the ▁Great ▁Pro vider ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Dal heim ▁ ▁Vis u cia ▁ ▁Ma ia ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁