Eldamo : Quenya : arpo

Q. arpo n. “seizer, thief” (Category: Thief)

Q. arpo, n. “seizer, thief” (Category: Thief)

A noun in 1970 green-ink revisions to Outline of Phonology (OP2) derived from ✶arp(h)ō “seizer, thief” based on the root √RAPH “seize, grab” (PE19/89).

Reference ✧ PE19/89 ✧ “seizer, thief”

ᴺQ. pilu “thief, robber” vs. arpo “seizer, thief”
ᴺQ. pilucca “stealthy, ⚠️secret” vs. arpo “seizer, thief”

Derivations

< ✶arphō “seizer, thief” ✧ PE19/89 (arp(h)ō)
- < √RAPH “seize, grab” ✧ PE19/89

Phonetic Developments

✶arp(h)ō > arpo

[arpʰō] > [arɸō] > [arpō] > [arpo]

✧ PE19/89