πŒŠπŒ–πŒπŒ‰πŒŠπŒ€πŒ†

Umbrian

Alternative forms

  • conegos

Etymology

Uncertain. According to De Vaan, perhaps related to Latin cōnΔ«veō, itself possibly from Proto-Italic *kneiɣʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European *kneygΚ·Κ°-. De Vaan suggests a possible pre-form *kom-nig-ā-tos. Buck suggests that the term underwent the rounding of the long *ā vowel before final *-ts, which itself emerged from either the Proto-Italic ending *-tos or *-tis via syncope. Buck further argues that the term shows the reduction of Proto-Italic *-nkn- to *-n-. Poultney suggests that the term actually derives from earlier *ko(n)-(g)nigā- and shows the loss of *g before *n in medial position. Poultney compares the term to Latin gnixus.

Participle

πŒŠπŒ–πŒπŒ‰πŒŠπŒ€πŒ† β€’ (kunikaz) m (perfect passive nominative singular) (early Iguvine)

  1. kneeling

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, β†’ISBN, page 130
  • 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€Ž[1], Baltimore: American Philological Association
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