Patricks on the Etruscan word /ruma/:
> Perhaps you can give me a recognized source of
> such a word?
Yet again people are doing _your_ homework for you.
I hope everyone takes a look at this link. It is a
valuable tool for those who want to learn a thing
or two about _attested_ Etruscan inscriptions:
http://web.infinito.it/utenti/e/etruscan/volc1.htm
Look for the title "TOMBA FRANC,OIS : NOMI DI EROI E
PERSONE MITICHE" where it displays the attested
inscription:
a: marce . camitlnas
b: cneve tarcHunies rumacH
The second line is a known Latin name "Gnaeus
Tarquinius". With a Latin name, he is naturally
Roman... hence /rumacH/ can only sensibly mean
"Roman".
The end. The "mystery" has been solved long ago.
As for whether it ultimately means 'ford' in Etruscan,
it's a long shot, not fact.
= gLeN
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