πππππ
Oscan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Italic *dents, from Proto-Indo-European *hβdΓ³nts. Cognates include Latin dens, Ancient Greek α½Ξ΄ΟΞ½ (odαΉn), Sanskrit ΰ€¦ΰ€€ΰ₯ (dΓ‘t) and Old English tΕΓΎ (English tooth).[1]
Noun
[edit]πππππ β’ (dunte) f[2]
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: tooth
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), βdΔns, -tisβ, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, βISBN, pages 166-167
- ^ Buck, Carl Darling (1904), βdunteβ, in A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary[1], page 315