Etruscan Phrases – Glossary
(continued)
by Mel Copeland
(from a work published in 1981)
This glossary of Etruscan words is selected from Indo-European Table 1 which is a map showing the relationships of the wor
ds found in the Etruscan vocabulary.
Because the Etruscan language is frozen in time (~500 B.C.), it is a good reference on the evolution of related Indo-European languages. Just as we now utilize maps of genetic movement through populations, so too can we map the flow of words through populations using a map similar to Table 1.
A major effort is now being exercised in mapping languages. Thus, Table 1 follows, and is a part of, that effort. There are many discoveries in Table 1 which are fascinating and bear further investigation. This glossary augments that work.
This section of the glossary contains words from the following pages of Indo-European Table 1. To ascertain cognates that relate to this glossary click on the appropriate page and scroll alphabetically via the Etruscan word.
| A through boris | Table1.html |
| ca through kfa (kua) | Table 1A |
| ci through eos | Table 1A.1 |
| fac through itis | Table 1A.2 |
| la through meva (me8a) | Table 1B |
| mi through piviato (pi8iato) | Table 1.B.1 |
| plak through reva (re8a) | Table 1C |
| ri through semenies | Table 1.C.1 |
| senata through suvera (sv8era) | Table 1D |
| ta, te, ti, tu, table (tafle) through tvtin | Table 1E |
| oce through vra (8r, 8ra) | Table 1F |
|
English |
Etruscan |
Location |
|
mass, to mass |
MASAN (they mass, heap) |
Au85 |
|
x |
MaSaN (they mass) |
Z1164 |
|
x |
MASO (MASV) (I / to mass, heap) |
K74, K92 |
|
me |
ME |
Z122, Z224, N149, N280, N357, N363, N391, N485, N582, Q311, Q360, Q551, R459, R474, R619, Q806, Q813, Q829, Q837, Q863, Q871, TC213, Au22 |
|
me, with me, to me |
MEK |
N74, N112, N139, N173 N206, N216, N230, Q311, Q326, Q452, Q521, Q784, Q795, Q806, Q813, Q829, Q837, Q863, Q871, TC213, Au22 |
|
mentioned, spoken |
ORSvM (VRSvM) |
Z1654 |
|
x |
ORSUM (VRSVM) |
TC56 |
|
mine, my |
MI |
M-1, AD-1, L-11, L-15 |
|
x |
MIA |
Au-1, Au-90, VF-1 |
|
mind, understanding |
MENS |
R349, R359 |
|
Minerva, goddess of war |
MANeRIFA |
M13 |
|
mistrust, to (see bad) |
MEVA (ME8A) (he/she mistrusts) |
Q117 |
|
moisten, to be moist |
UM (VM) (I moisten) |
Q754 |
|
x |
UMA (VMA) he, she moistens |
Q534, Q661, Q726 |
|
x |
UMAI (VMAI) moist, noun |
S30 |
|
x |
UME (VME) you moisten |
Z92, Q512 |
|
x |
UMEN (VMEN) (they moisten; see omen) |
R381, R554 |
|
moon |
LUNE (LVNE) |
Z805, Z1835, R121, R133, R150 |
|
Morpheus |
MORFE (MVRFE) |
Aph-18 |
| mother | MATRA | R426 |
| x | MATRO (MATRV) | R487 |
| x | MATROU (MATRV8) | R459 |
|
mother-in-law |
SOCRI (SVCRI) |
Z798 |
|
mouth or bone |
OS (VS) (see bone) |
ZB-3, Z176, Z455, Z1006, Z1243, Z1386, TC260, TC271, AJ17, DL-7, N236, R661 |
|
move, set in motion |
AKaPa |
N160, M24 |
|
x |
MO (MV) |
Q521, Q813 |
|
move, to stir, excite |
CIA (he/she moves) |
Z54, Z681, M74, Q326, Q458, J29 |
|
x |
KIAN (they move) |
TC190 |
|
x |
CIEM (?) |
Z1088, Z1097, K67 |
|
move, mutate, change |
MUTIN (MVTIN) (they change) |
Z133, Z234 |
|
x |
MUTINUM (MVTINVM) (changed) |
Z10 |
|
mud |
LUTA (LVTA) |
G-9, G14, G39 |
|
Muse, goddess of music |
MUSEI (MVSEI) |
Q46 |
|
nail, to pin down |
CLOVE (CLV8E) |
N149 |
|
name |
NOMEM (NVMEM) |
N184 |
|
named, I am called |
CLU (CLF) (I am named) |
AJ-9 |
|
narrarate, to say, make known |
NAR (I say) |
Z648, AJ-17 |
|
x |
NARA (he/she says) |
Q65, Q74, Q95, Q460 |
|
x |
CLO (CLV) (to name) |
Au27 |
|
nature |
NATUR (NATVR) |
R156, TC61 |
|
Nasia, name, Nasia, Greece? |
NASIA |
VF-5 |
|
naval, ship |
NAVE (NA8E) (see ship) |
Q152 |
|
x |
NAFLIS (of ships, naval) |
NC-2 |
|
near, aproximate |
PROPE (PRVPE) |
Q908 |
|
Neir, nymph, Naear, Evadne? |
NEIR |
Q906 |
|
nephew, grandson |
NEPOS (see grandson) |
F-12 |
|
net |
RET |
PL-11 |
|
next, then, afterwards |
PUIA (PVIA) |
Z1780 |
|
next, future, following |
POSTER (PVSTER) (see back, behind) |
N404 |
|
night |
NOCIS (NVCIS) |
R447 |
|
nine |
NIV (NIF) |
J43 |
|
x |
NIA ? |
AP-1, Aph-1 |
|
no, not |
NE |
Z543, Z918, K113, N417, N647, Q53, Q74, Q84, Q95, Q661, Q692, Q726, A745, Q821, Q847, R248, R286, R325, R359 |
|
x |
NON (NVN) |
Z40, Z54, Z150, Z176, Z190, Z206, Z327, Z347, Z357, Z369, Z439, Z446, Z1846, Z1853, Z1869, Aph-22 |
|
nor |
NI |
Z386, Au13 |
|
Norpener, name? |
NORPENER (NVRPENER) |
R94 |
|
nose |
NES |
K58 |
|
nothing |
NIUL (NIVL) |
M78 |
|
x |
NIUL (NIFL) |
Z606 |
|
oak, hardwood |
ROBARAS (RV8ARAS) |
PL-15 |
|
odour, to emit an odour, to oil |
OLA (it smells, he, she oils) |
TC46 |
|
x |
OLES (VLES) (you smell, you oil) |
TC318 |
|
x |
OLO (VLV) (I, to smell, I, to oil) |
R181, R204, G21, J-11 |
|
omen |
OMEN (VMEN) (see moisten) |
R381, R554 |
|
one |
UN (VN) |
Z54, Z206, Z913, Z1057, Z1586, Z1607, Z1623, N670, N700, J29, Au86, AF-1, AN49 |
|
x |
UNE (VNE) (f.) |
Z851, Q194, Q452 |
|
x |
UNO (VNV) (m.) |
R270, R286 |
|
x |
UNUM (VNVM) (of one) |
Z446 |
|
Oph, Etruscan goddess abundance? |
OPH (VPH) |
Q297, Q286, Q303, R-5, R108 |
|
or, whether |
AN |
Z10, Z19, Z224, Z439, Z681, Z648, Z1662, Z1809, Z1835, AN42, N100, N462, Q253, Q360, Q369, Q396, Q416, Q813, Q863, R359, R394, R542, K20; MS20 |
|
order, to ordain |
LECIN (they ordain) |
Z2889, Z990 |
|
Osia, name, town by Rome: Ostia? |
OSIA (VSIA) (see burn, scorch) |
J25 |
|
Oso, Mt. Ossa in N. Magnesia |
OSO (VSV) |
M-1 |
|
our |
NOS (NVS) |
Z133 |
|
owe |
DeBIR (to owe) |
MS18 |
|
x |
TEB (TE8) (I owe) |
N95 |
|
x |
TEBE (TE8E) (you owe) |
N139, Q224 |
|
paint, to draw |
PINCA (he/she paints) |
J35 |
|
x |
PINCIM (painted) |
Z1080 |
|
paint, to dye, tint |
TINGUS (TINbVS) (you paint) |
N341 |
|
Pania, region near Chiuso |
PANIEM |
Z591 |
|
peace, person's name, Peace? |
PASIA |
S22 |
|
pellet |
OFE (VFE) |
Z234 |
|
people |
FOL (FVL) |
L-25 |
|
people, a nation |
POPOLO (PVPvLV) |
N11, N41, N404 |
|
x |
POPOLOM (PVPvLVM) (of the nation) |
N100 |
|
Perae, Roman port |
PERAE |
R314, R325 |
|
x |
PERAEM (of Perae) |
Q500 |
|
x |
PERIAI |
N304 |
|
perish, to vanish |
PERA (he/she perishes) |
N404 |
|
x |
PERE (you perish) |
Z508, Z1097, N194, R238 |
|
x |
PERI (you perished) |
N689, N725 |
|
x |
PERO (PERV) I perish |
J48, R294, R437, R474 |
|
x |
PERIReN (they speak) |
L25 |
|
x |
PERUM (PERVM) (of death) |
N689, N725, Q424 |
|
Persephone, goddess underworld |
PHERSIPNEI |
Tomb of Orcos |
|
Persnimus, name |
PERSNIMO (PERSNIMV) |
N230, Q726, Q713 |
|
x |
PERSNIPHMO (PERSNIPHMV) |
Q737, Q829, Q887, R511, R521, R499, R474, R574, R607, R644 |
|
x |
PERSIPHMO (PERSIPHMV) |
Q847 |
|
Pesnim, Pesnimus, name |
PESNIM (great army? L. pes + nimius) |
N500, N660 |
|
x |
PESNIMO (PESNIMV) |
N221, N290, N320, N333, N444, N529, N553, N598, N632, Q162, Q171, Q194 |
|
person, mask |
PERSON (PERSVN) |
Q784, Q805, Q813, R511 |
|
petition, to make for, go for |
PET ( petition) (see five) |
TC260, Z1227 |
|
Petronia, name Patronius |
PETRONIA (PETRVNIA) |
R565 |
|
PH, person's initials |
PH |
Z508 |
|
Pha, goddess, Fay? |
PHA |
AN20, N638, N670, N738, R56, R413 |
|
Phabas, Apollo (Phoebus) |
PHABAS |
Q906 |
|
x |
PHABETO (PHABETV) (of Apollo) |
Q217, Q253, Q263, Q468, Q893, Q899 |
|
Phabe, Diana, sister of Phoebus |
PHABE |
N160, N194 |
|
x |
PHABIA |
R31, R121, R131, R150 |
|
Phato, Phaethon, son of sun god |
PHATO (PHATV) |
N112, N428 |
|
Phersipnei, Venus, god of love |
PHERSIPNEI |
Tomba del Oro |
|
Pho, goddess of light? |
PHO (PHV) |
N428, Q209 |
|
Phobos, god of panic, fear |
PHOBIA (PHVBIA) |
R88 |
|
Phthia, principal city of Achaea |
PHTO (PHTV) |
R413, R459, R664 |
|
x |
PHTAU (PHTA8) |
R554 |
|
pickax, peak |
PIKON (PIKVN) |
Z1386 |
|
pilus, division of Roman army |
PILUS (PILVS) |
TC71 |
|
pink |
ROSE (RVSE) |
Z865 |
|
piphas, unknown word |
PIPHAS |
N63 |
|
pious, piety |
PI |
R56 |
|
x |
PIA |
L-1, L-11 |
|
x |
PIES (you bless? L. beo-are) |
Z1292 |
|
x |
PITE |
Q763 |
|
x |
PITI |
TC338 |
|
Pisa, town |
PISI |
R13, R72 |
|
piviato, unknow word |
PIVIATO (PI8IATV) (bagpipe, piva?) |
N149 |
|
please, to be agreeable |
PLAK (I am pleased) |
Q351 |
|
plow, to |
AR (I plow; See altar, gold) |
Z842, Z1662, TC66, N206, Q821 |
|
x |
ARA (he/she plows) |
Z40, Z1274, Z1386, K31, TC80 |
|
x |
ARAI (plower, you will plow?) |
S40 |
|
x |
ARAS |
K31 |
|
x |
ARI (you / I plowed) |
TC220, N63 |
|
x |
ARO (ARV) (to plow) |
Q283, Q488 |
|
x |
AROS (ARVS) (we plow) |
Z1153 |
|
plow, to |
ESARI |
Q863 |
|
plunder, rob, lead astray |
RAPA (he/she plunders) |
Aph-7 |
|
x |
RAPiN (they plunder) |
Z1292 |
|
x |
RAPiNES |
Z1345 |
|
Poeniceus, Punic, Carthaginian |
PONIG (PVNIb) |
N160 |
|
pole, pole of a wagon |
TEM |
K100 |
|
polish, to |
LIMO (LIMV) (I / to polish) |
Au76 |
|
polished, rounded, smooth |
TERS |
Z530, TC28 |
|
pollute, to commit a crime |
SCELES (you pollute) |
Q837, R195 |
|
x |
SKeLES (you pollute) |
Q717 |
|
x |
SCeLOM (SCeLVM) (polluted) |
N462, Q183, Q335, Q406 |
|
Pomperias, name |
POMPERIAS (PVMPERIAS) |
Q11 |
|
Pompoi, name Pompeii |
POMPOI (PVMPVI) |
TC90 |
|
Pontus, Black Sea |
PONTIS (PVNTIS) |
Q286, Q320 |
|
poor |
PARV (PARF) |
Z92 |
|
x |
PARVAM (PAR8AM) (of the poor) |
N139 |
|
praise |
LAVES (LAFES) (see wash) |
TC120, VF-4 |
|
x |
LAVS (LAVS) (see wash) |
TC213 |
|
praise, to laud |
LATE (you praise) |
AK-1 |
|
x |
LAVIN (they praise) |
K-6 |
|
x |
LAVO (LAFV) (I praise) |
AN42 |
|
press, winepress |
PReSSE |
MS20 |
|
prevent, to oppose |
OST (VST) (I oppose) |
Q899 |
|
x |
OSTE (VSTE) (you oppose) |
Q74, Q273 |
|
x |
OSTI (VSTI) (you opposed) |
Q283, R339 |
|
x |
OSTIS (VSTIS) (see host) |
Z1326 |
|
priest |
POP (PVP) |
Q460, Q776, Q737, Q745, Q754, Q837, R13, R72 |
|
probe, to pry |
RIMAT |
TC327 |
|
project, to jut out |
MINAS (you project) |
TC298 |
|
x |
MINIS |
Au30 |
|
prophesy, to |
OCERN (VCERN) (they prophesy) |
DL-2 |
|
x |
OKR (VCR) I prophesy |
N676 |
|
x |
OKRI (you prophesied) |
N491, N513, N543, N573, N590, N615, N647, N711, R114 |
|
propitiate |
PEURI (PEVRI) |
PL-11 |
|
protect, to guard |
TUTIN (TVTIN) (they protect) |
Z656 |
|
x |
TUTO (TVTV) (I protect) |
N160 |
|
pull, to drag |
TRA (he, she pulls) |
N324, N357, N428, Q388, Q837, R325, R511, TC46 |
|
x |
TRAS (you pull) |
Z1717 |
|
x |
TRAM (I will pull) |
Z190 |
|
x |
TRAKS (drawn) |
Z432 |
|
x |
TRAO (TRAV) (to pull) |
Z272, Z1080 |
|
x |
TRE (you pull) (see third, three) |
Q813, R437, R447, R521, R596 |
|
x |
TRO (TRV) (I pull) |
N670, Q360, Q376, Q784, R195, R286, G21, AP-1 |
|
x |
TROM (TRVM) (suffix of another word) |
N700 |
|
purify, to cleanse, purge |
POR (PVR) (I purify) |
|
|
x |
PORA (PVRA) (he/she purifies) |
Q171, R437, R447, R521, R596, R635 |
|
x |
PORE (you purify) |
Z1006, N216, Q290, R40, R49, R181, R204, R459, G21 |
|
x |
PORI (PVRI) (you purified) |
Z859 |
|
x |
PORIEMOS (PVRIEMVS) (we shall--) |
L-7 |
|
x |
POROS (PVRVS) (clean, pure) |
R212 |
|
put, to place |
PONE (PVNE) (you put, place) |
N-1, N100, N112, N123, N160, N206, N341, N553, Q127, Q152, Q202, Q209, Q893, R56, R278, R370, R542, R619 |
|
x |
PONES (PVNES) (you put, place) |
Q209, Q906, R633 |
|
x |
PONI (PVNI) (you placed) |
"N21, N63, N216, N280, N333, N444, N483, N522, N582, N624, N660, N725, Q74, Q194, Q273, Q311, R278, R314, R325, R394, R437, R447 |
|
pyre |
PIR |
N123, N381, Q107, Q335, L71 |
|
x |
PIRE |
Z781, R31 |
|
x |
PIRI |
Q406, Q908 |
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