miio

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Oscan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *meos, cognate to Latin meus (my, mine).

Pronoun

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miio

  1. (hapax) my, mine (with feminine nouns)
    • c. 1st century, Pompeiian word square, edited and with translation by Peter Schrijver
      Roma oiim, miio amor
      Rome [is] hate, mine love

Usage notes

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A hapax legomenon only found in a Pompeiian word square. In later copies of the square, the now-obscured Oscan terms oiim (hate) and miio are amended to Latin olim and Milō.

Further reading

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  • Schrijver, Peter (2016) “Oscan love of Rome”, in Glotta[1], volume 92, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved January 21, 2023, pages 223–226