τερμανι

Pre-Samnite

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *termn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥. Probably suffixed with the postpositive locative marker -ιν (-in), although the part of the inscription containing the final -ν (-n) has been destroyed.

Noun

τερμανι (termani) (locative singular)

  1. boundary stone, boundary
    • Discovered in 1991, Sacred Law from Tortora [1]:
      --]αστεσ[μ?]ιτερμανι[--
      --]astes[m?]itermani[--
      and at this border sign?

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, pages 30-32
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  • Donald O'Brien, Brien (2021-06-11) Lexicon of the PraeSamnites, Frentani, Samnites and Hirpini + Coins of the Social War‎[2] (quotation in English; overall work in English)
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