Etruscans (was: minimal pairs)

Thu Jan 11 11:07:55 UTC 2001

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> [PR]
> Could you tell me the source for the opinion that Roma is derived from
> Etruscan Ruma? And what is it supposed to mean?

> Pat

[Ed]

I read it in Heurgeon and maybe somewhere in Dumézil. Actually they mention
<Rumach> meaning 'from Rome, Roman', cf. Anatolian <Sfardak>, 'from Sardes'.
Apparently the meaning is unknown, but that opinion is possibly dated.