prupukid

Oscan

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Italic *prōpakiom, itself from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.

Noun

prupukid (ablative singular)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. previous agreement
    2. supervisor of a pact

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 442-443
  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
  • Albio Cesare Cassio; Georgios K. Giannakis; Michael L. Weiss (2023), Trends in Classics – Greek and Latin Linguistics, De Gruyter, →ISSN, page 274