Prestino (Italian: Prestin, Italian pronunciation: [preʃˈtiːŋ]) is a district of Como, Italy, of about 3,000 inhabitants, about 2 km west of that city.
Prestino | |
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| Comune di Prestino | |
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Location of Prestino  | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,103 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Patron saint | St. Felix, St. Francis of Assisi |
History edit
Prestino is the site of the discovery of one of the most important inscriptions in the ancient and scantily attested Lepontic language, the Prestino Stone. This is a dedication pictured here, the text of which reads:
- uvamakozis plialeθu uvltiauiopos ariuonepos sitis tetu
Probably: "Uvamakozis dedicated (literally 'gave') to Plialethos [these] uvltiaviop-s, arivonep-s [and] sits ("sacred mounds"? if from *sēdns (accusative plural; compare Old Irish sēdēs and Latin se:de:)."[1][2][3]
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Demographics edit
Inhabitants registered within the municipality of Como:
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 3447 |
| 1991 | 3847 |
| 2001 | 3682 |
| 2008 | 3650[4] |
Bibliography edit
(Ordered by date of publication)
- Roberti, Mario Mirabella (1966) "Un'iscrizione eponzio-ligure a Prestino di Como" Arte Lombarda, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 114-115
- Lejeune, M. (1970–71) "Documents gaulois et para-gaulois de Cisalpine" Études Celtiques, volume 12, issue 2, pp. 452-462
- Prosdocimi, Aldo L. (1986) "L'iscrizione leponzia di Prestino: Vent'anni dopo" Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie Vol.41, p.225
- de Hox, Javier (1992) "Lepontic, Celtiberian, Gaulish, and the Archeological Evidence" Études celtiques vol. 29 pp. 223-240
- Ball, M. J. and J. Fife (eds.) (2002) The Celtic Language Routledge, p. 44-45
- Markey, Thomas L.; Mees, Bernard (2003) "Prestino, patrimony and the Plinys"Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie, Vol.53 (1), p.116
- Matasovic, Ranko (2006) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic Brill: Leiden, p. 326
- Mees, Bernard (2008) "Early Celtic metre at Vergiate and Prestino" Historische Sprachforschung, Vol.121 (1), p.188-208
- "Mummified body of Italian woman found sitting at a table, 2 years after her death" February 10, 2022 CBS News. Retrieved June 15, 2023. [^1^][1]
References edit
- ^ Lejeune, M. "Documents gaulois et para-gaulois de Cisalpine" Études Celtiques 1970–71, volume 12, issue 2, pp. 452-462
- ^ Eds. Ball, M. J. and J. Fife (2002) The Celtic Language Routledge, p. 44-45
- ^ Ranko Matasovic (2006) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic Brill: Leiden, p. 326
- ^ Domizia De Rocchi (a cura di). "Comune di Como: Demografia in cifre" (PDF).
External links edit
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