ϝολος

Pre-Samnite

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wolos, the positive degree to the superlative form *welaisVmos. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wolh₁-ós, from *h₂welh₁-.

Adjective

ϝολος (wolos)

  1. suitable, flawless
    • Discovered in 1991, Sacred Law from Tortora [1]:
      [πραι?]τοϝτιδνεπιεςσ[ϝ?]εδϝολοςfυfυϝοδ
      [prai?]towtidnepiess[w?]edwolosfufuwod
      [before?] the city no one shall libate on these flawless [entrails?] or pour broth on this vase

Usage notes

The linguist Paolo Poccetti considers the term to be a nominative plural. However, Matteo Calabrese considers the term to be an accusative plural.

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, page 334
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