ππ
Volscian
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *αΈ±Γ³m.
Preposition
ππ (ko)
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: (with ablative) at
- VM1:
- πππππ:ππ:πππππ
- iΓΊkΓΊh:ko:efies
- in the grove of Aedius
- πππππ:ππ:πππππ
Usage notes
If the term πππππ (iΓΊkΓΊh) is read as πππππ (iΓΊkΓΊΓ) and interpreted as a name, then this term may also be interpreted as an abbreviation for a nomen gentilicium.
References
- O'Brien, Donald (2021) The inscriptions of the central Italic languages: Vestini, Marrucini, Paeligni, Sabini, Aequi, Marsi, Hernici, Volsciβ[1]
- Jane Stuart-Smith (17 June 2004) Philology: The Evidence for the Italic Developmentβ[2], Oxford University Press, βISBN, page 76
- James Clackson (2015) βSubgrouping in the Sabellian branch of Indo-Europeanβ, in Transactions of the Philological Societyβ[3], volume 113, number 1, , βISSN, pages 4β37