toticu

Volscian

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *toutā (“people, population”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Cognates with Latin tōtus (“the whole, entirety”), Oscan 𐌕𐌏𐌖𐌕𐌏 (touto, “community”), and Umbrian 𐌕𐌖𐌕𐌀 (tuta, “tribe”).

Noun

toticu n (ablative singular)

  1. community, public, populace

Usage notes

De Vaan categorizes the term as neuter.

References

  • Ernst Pulgram (1976) “The Volscian Tabula Veliterna: A New Interpretation”, in Glotta‎[1], volume 54, number 3/4, →ISSN, page 259
  • James W. Poultney (1951) “Volscians and Umbrians”, in The American Journal of Philology‎[2], volume 72, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 116
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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