Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/ən-

This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (not), zero-grade form of the negative particle *né (not).

    Prefix

    *ən-

    1. un-

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Latin: in- (see there for further descendants)
    • Umbrian: 𐌀- (a-), an-, a-
    • Oscan: an-, am-

    References

    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 301