stahmei

Umbrian

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Etymology

Uncertain. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. De Vaan suggests a pre-form Proto-Italic *stā-mo-. Poultney and Buck suggest that a pre-form *stā-mis may also be possible.

Noun

stahmei (locative/dative singular) (early Iguvine)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: agreement, ordinance

Derived terms

  • stahmito

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, page 590
  • Poultney, James Wilson (1959), The Bronze Tables of Iguvium[1], Baltimore: American Philological Association
  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904), A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary