Re: [tied] Re: Tages the "Seer" ?

in "Dicionario Mitico-Etimologico da Mitologia e Religiao
Romana"[Mythical-Etymological Dictionary of Roman Mythology and Religion] :
"TAGES is explained by Carnoy (...) as from Etruscan *thak "groove", *tecam
"earth". The hypothesis is not confirmed. "

Joao SL
Rio de Janeiro

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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 8:54 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Tages the "Seer" ?


> --- In cybalist@..., "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...> wrote:
> >
> > Mr Caws:
> > > I have heard Tarchies as an alternative(Connected with the
> > >personal name Tarxi?) I do think it is odd that we haven't seen
> this
> > >name more often, though.
> >
> > Well, I have a thought about that etymology then. How
> about /tarchi/ and IE
> > *derk^- "to see". Tages is a "seer" of the future afterall and the
> sound
> > correspondances are perfectly regular (/t/ = *d and /ch/ = *k) as I
> know of
> > them. So, if Etruscan /tarch-/ means "to see (into the future)",
> then
> > /tarch-i/ must surely have meant "seer" or "prophet".
> >
> > - gLeN
>
> I agree. Upon further investigation, I found tarxi as perception, and
> tarxi salvi as starwatcher. Also, a similar word Tarkh was listed as
> to percieve, grasp, or grab. This site potentially connected this to
> Hittite "Tarh", to conquer, and Tarhunt, the god of conquest and
> storms. This might be related to Tarxun/Tarchon, the discoverer of
> Tarchies/Tages.
> For any who are interersted, the site is
> www.muw.edu/~rmccalli/EtruscanTA.html
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