πŒŒπŒžπŒ‹πŒ•πŒ€πŒ”πŒπŒŠπŒ€πŒƒ

Oscan

Etymology

From the affixation of *-ikos to a base *moltāsios (β€œfine-like”), itself from Proto-Italic *moltā.

Adejctive

πŒŒπŒžπŒ‹πŒ•πŒ€πŒ”πŒπŒŠπŒ€πŒƒ β€’ (mΓΊltasΓ­kad) n (ablative singular)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. (per De Vaan) cashed as a fine
    2. (per Buck) equivalent to Latin multātīcia

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), β€œmultus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, page 394
  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 320
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