coisatens

Paelignian

Etymology

Probably a denominative to a noun from Old Latin *coisa, from Proto-Italic *kʷoizā, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-. The term was presumably borrowed prior to rhotacism.

Verb

coisatens (3rd-person plural perfect)

  1. to care for
    • Ve. 216:
      a[ ]
      t.nounis
      l. alafis.c.
      herec.fesn
      upsaseter coisatens
      • Translation by Rex Wallace
        T. Nonius/ L. Alfius/ son of C. superintended the building of this temple for Heracles

References

  • 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 156
  • Rex Wallace (1984) The Sabellian Languages[1] (quotation in Undetermined; overall work in English), page 87
  • Robert Seymour Conway (1897) The Italic Dialects[2] (overall work in English), Cambridge University Press, page 608