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‡ (iΓΊkΓΊhm (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

  • Jane Stuart-Smith (17 June 2004), Philology: The Evidence for the Italic Developmentβ€Ž[1], Oxford University Press, β†’ISBN, page 76
  • Clackson, James (11 November 2013), β€œSubgrouping in the Sabellian branch of Indo-European”, in Transactions of the Philological Societyβ€Ž[2], volume 113, number 1, John Wiley & Sons, β†’DOI, β†’ISSN