esaristrom

Volscian

Etymology

Unknown. May derive from the a combination of the verb *aisaro- and the morpheme *-trom, itself from *-trom. This suffix is related to -trum and appears in Latin instrumental nouns such as mōnstrum (“ill-omen, monster”) or lustrum (“den of beasts, place where debauchery occurs”). If this theory were accurate, the term may have been an instrumental noun. Alternatively, it may have been formed from a combination of *aisaro- and *-tero-, a morpheme also possibly found in velestrom. If this theory were true, the term may have been a comparative adjective. Another possibility is that it derives from 𐌄𐌔𐌀𐌓𐌉 (esari), akin to Oscan 𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌔𐌉𐌔 (aisusis), Marrucinian Aisos, Paelignian Aisis, Umbrian 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌍𐌏 (esono), and Eteocretan Asasara. However, these terms may themselves be related to Indo-European terms such as Sanskrit इषिर (iṣira) or Ancient Greek ῐ̔ερός (hĭerós), and therefor they may derive from Proto-Italic *ish₁ros.

Noun

esaristrom n (nominative singular)

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: a sacrifice

Adjective

esaristrom (comparative)

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: sacred

References

• 2022, Blanca María Prósper, “The Tabula Veliterna: a sacred law from Central Italy”, in Rivista Italiana di Linguistica e dialettologia‎^[1], number XXIV (quotation in English; overall work in English), pages 17-20: