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Umbrian
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly cognate with Latin hasta. If so, it may be from Proto-Italic *hastā-, itself from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰasto- or *ǵʰasdʰo- (“branch ~ spear, sharp spine”). Alternatively, the term could derive from a non-Indo-European substrate language. Michiel de Vaan considers the connection with hasta unlikely as Umbrian /-o/ rarely corresponds to Latin /-a/.
Adjective
hostatu m (accusative plural) (late Iguvine)
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: armed, with a weapon
Usage notes
De Vaan considers the term masculine; other authors leave the gender unspecified.
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References
- Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Poultney, James Wilson (1959) The Bronze Tables of Iguvium, Baltimore: American Philological Association