π-
See also: π
Umbrian
Alternative forms
- ππ- (eh-), e-, ehe-, eh-
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *eΙ£-, from *eΙ£.
Pronunciation
De Vaan provides the following phonemic transcription:
- IPA(key): /Δ-/
Buck also considers the Umbrian term to reflect a long /Δ/ vowel. According to Buck, it the length of the Umbrian term likely stems from secondary lengthening, although the impetus for such a change is unclear. Buck postulates that the lengthening may have occurred when the preposition *ek- was added to terms beginning with *t-. The affixation of *ek- to a term beginning with *t- would have resulted in the sequence *eht-, in which the *-h- would have been weakly sounded and potentially lost.
Prefix
π- β’ (e-) (early Iguvine)
Derived terms
Umbrian terms prefixed with π-
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, βISBN, pages 195-196
- Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
- Poultney, James Wilson (1959), The Bronze Tables of Iguviumβ[1], Baltimore: American Philological Association