Iouiois puclois

Paelignian

Etymology

    Calque of Ancient Greek Διόσκορος (Dióskoros), itself from Διός (Diós, “Zeus”) + κόρος (kóros, “boy”). Cognate with Marsian Iouies pucles

    Proper noun

    Iouiois puclois (dative plural)

    1. Dioscuri
      • Inscription from a bronze plate:
        st. ponties
        n. ponties
        v. alpis,
        tr. apidis.
        iouiois
        puclois sest.a.plens
        • Translation by Rex Wallace
          St. Pontius/ N. Pontius, V. Alpius/Tr. Apidius set up (i.e. dedicated) (this plate) to the sons of Jove.

    Usage notes

    The original inscription containing the term is lost, although its content is preserved in a 16th-century text.

    References

    • Rex Wallace (1984) The Sabellian Languages‎[1] (quotation in English; overall work in English), page 77
    • Robert Seymour Conway (1897) The Italic Dialects‎[2] (overall work in English), Cambridge University Press, page 650
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