Hello,
The verbal form FHEFHAKED appears on the so called "Fibula praenestina", in an old Latin inscription. The entire inscription is "MANIOS MED FHEFHAKED NUMASIOI".
Well, the "Fibula praenestina" is/was considered by some linguists as a falsification. Neverthless, the form FHEFHAKED reflects the existing IE phenomenon of reduplication of the first syllable of verbs in some tenses or aspects (present in other IE languages, as well).
I have two questions:
1. Why FHEFHAKED instead of FEFAKED? What is the reason for the "aspirated FH" in an original Latin word?
2. Does this FH appear in other Latin written documents as well?
Thanks in advance
The verbal form FHEFHAKED appears on the so called "Fibula praenestina", in an old Latin inscription. The entire inscription is "MANIOS MED FHEFHAKED NUMASIOI".
Well, the "Fibula praenestina" is/was considered by some linguists as a falsification. Neverthless, the form FHEFHAKED reflects the existing IE phenomenon of reduplication of the first syllable of verbs in some tenses or aspects (present in other IE languages, as well).
I have two questions:
1. Why FHEFHAKED instead of FEFAKED? What is the reason for the "aspirated FH" in an original Latin word?
2. Does this FH appear in other Latin written documents as well?
Thanks in advance
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