πŒ‰πŒžπŒŠπŒžπŒ‡

Volscian

Etymology

Uncertain. If read as πŒ‰πŒžπŒŠπŒžπŒ‡ (iΓΊkΓΊh), perhaps from Proto-Italic *loukos, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Noun

πŒ‰πŒžπŒŠπŒžπŒ‡ (iΓΊkΓΊh) m (ablative singular)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: sacred grove

Usage notes

  • The inscription is alternatively read as reading πŒ‰πŒžπŒŠπŒžπŒ:𐌊𐌏:πŒ„πŒšπŒ‰(πŒ‹?)πŒ„πŒ‰ (iΓΊkΓΊΓ­:ko:efi(l?)ei). If this interpretation is accepted, the term may reflect a name.

References

  • O'Brien, Donald (2021) The inscriptions of the central Italic languages: Vestini, Marrucini, Paeligni, Sabini, Aequi, Marsi, Hernici, Volsciβ€Ž[1]
  • Jane Stuart-Smith (17 June 2004) Philology: The Evidence for the Italic Developmentβ€Ž[2], Oxford University Press, β†’ISBN, page 76
  • James Clackson (2015) β€œSubgrouping in the Sabellian branch of Indo-European”, in Transactions of the Philological Societyβ€Ž[3], volume 113, number 1, β†’DOI, β†’ISSN, pages 4–37
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