ostenom

Umbrian
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Etymology

Disputed. Seemingly cognate with Latin ostendō (“to show”), maintaining the literal sense of obs- (“foreward”) +‎ tendō (“stretch”).[1][2] By some connected with Proto-Italic *tolnō, hence a formation parallel to Latin offerō (“to offer”), perfect stem obtul-.[2][3]

Verb

*ostenom (transitive)

  1. to offer; (alternatively) to show

Attested forms
Inflection of *ostenom?
3s impv. fut.
e.Ig. 𐌖𐌔𐌕𐌄𐌍𐌕𐌖 (ustentu), 𐌖𐌔𐌕𐌄𐌕𐌖 (ustetu)
l.Ig. ostendu
3p impv. fut.
e.Ig. 𐌖𐌔𐌕𐌄𐌍𐌕𐌖𐌕𐌀 (ustentuta)
3p indc. fut. pass.
l.Ig. ostensendi

References
  1. Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 17
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “tendō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 612
  3. Ancillotti, Augusto; Cerri, Romolo (2015), “ostendu”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 33
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