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Umbrian
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Etymology
Accepted to be ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spend-tós (“libated”). It is however uncertain whether:
- (sense 1.1): its sense remained close to the original
- (sense 1.2): it diverged like in Latin spondeō (“promise, pledge, guarantee”).
Adjective
spefom
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- libated, seasoned, besprinkled (possibly with salt)
- mefam spefam ― seasoned flatbread
- offered, being an offering in a ritual
- mefam spefam ― offered flatbread
References
- Ancillotti, Augusto, Cerri, Romolo (2015) “spefa”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 47
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “spondeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 582
- Buck, Carl Darling (1904) “spefa”, in A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 346