A Latin-Hittite Etymology

Latin <i>uespillo</i> ‘undertaker for the poorest classes’ cognate with Hittite <i>wašpaš</i> ‘clothes’.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watkins, Calvert
Format: Print Article
In:Language
Year: 1969, Volume: 45, Pages: 235-242
KeiBi Identifier:32:522
All Reviews:Language 48 (1972) 687-695 (W. F. Wyatt)
Mundus 8 (1972) 236-241 (O. Szemerènyi)
Description
Summary:Latin <i>uespillo</i> ‘undertaker for the poorest classes’ cognate with Hittite <i>wašpaš</i> ‘clothes’.