ιιοϝιιοι

Pre-Samnite

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly the adjectival derivative of a theonym from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

Adjective

ιιοϝιιοι (iiowiioi) (dative singular)

  1. unclear attribute pertaining to Jupiter
    • Discovered in 1991, Sacred Law from Tortora [1]:
      [πον/πονν?]ει ι[ι?]οϝιιοι... fεfικεδ
      [pon/ponn?]ei i[i?]owiioi... fefiked
      [Whenever?] one sacrificed [a yearling lamb?] to Jovius

Usage notes

  • The term, as found in the provided quote, may have been substantivized.
  • The second letter may be read as "δ" or "ι." If the term is read "*ιδοϝιιοι (*idowiioi)," which itself may be a result of the metathesis of a separate "ι" and the term "*δοϝιιοι (*dowiioi). This form may be paralleled in Umbrian 𐌃𐌖𐌅𐌉 (duvi).

References

  1. ^ Matteo Calabrese (2021) “The sacred law from Tortora”, in Latomus‎[1] (in Pre-Samnite), volume 80, Société d’études latines de Bruxelles, →DOI
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 315
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