"Comaftas" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Vestinian]

Etymology: Uncertain. Various theories have been posited. * It may reflect a putative pre-form *kom-ad-fatā, itself from *kom- + *ad- + *fatos. * It may continue *ḱóm (“by, near, with”) + *h₂ep- (“off, away”) + *dʰh₁tós (“placed, put”), perhaps with a meaning "congregated, put together." If this theory is accepted, then the term showcases a similar series of preverbs as in Latin abscondō (“to hide, conceal, cover, shroud”). Etymology templates: {{unc|xvs}} Uncertain, {{af|itc-pro|*kom-|*ad-|*fāōr|alt3=*fatos|nocat=1}} *kom- + *ad- + *fatos, {{af|ine-pro|*ḱóm|*h₂epó|*dʰh₁tós|alt2=*h₂ep-|nocat=1|t1=by, near, with|t2=off, away|t3=placed, put}} *ḱóm (“by, near, with”) + *h₂ep- (“off, away”) + *dʰh₁tós (“placed, put”), {{cog|la|abscondō|t=to hide, conceal, cover, shroud}} Latin abscondō (“to hide, conceal, cover, shroud”) Head templates: {{head|xvs|proper noun}} Comaftas
  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: some kind of goddess or divine epithet Tags: genitive, singular
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