τωϝτο

Oscan

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *toutā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.[1]

According to Buck,[2] ω does not indicate vowel quality, while the cluster ωϝ likely denotes the diphthong /ou/.

Noun

τωϝτο • (tōwto) f (nominative singular)

  1. alternative spelling of 𐌕𐌞𐌅𐌕𐌞 (túvtú)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 618-619
  2. ^ Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: with a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, Ginn & Co., page 23
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