Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-elos

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

Alternative forms

  • *-olos

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-elós, thematized from Proto-Indo-European *-lós.[1]

    Suffix

    *-elos m (feminine *-elā, neuter *-elom)

    1. Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
    2. Forms agentive verbal adjectives and agent nouns
    3. Forms desubstantival adjectives

    Usage notes

    • When used as a diminutive suffix, the gender of the diminutive matches that of the base noun it is formed from. *-elos is used for masculine bases, *-elā for feminine ones, and *-elom for neuter ones.

    Declension

    Declension of *-elos (o-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *-elos *-elōs, -eloi
    vocative *-ele *-elōs, -eloi
    accusative *-elom *-elons
    genitive *-elosjo, -elī *-elom
    dative *-elōi *-elois
    ablative *-elōd *-elois
    locative *-elei *-elois

    Derived terms

    Proto-Italic terms suffixed with *-elos
    Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wetelos

    Descendants

    • Latin: -ulus
    • Faliscan: -𐌄𐌋𐌏𐌔 (-elos)

    References

    1. ^ de Goede, Tim (2014) de Vaan, Michiel, editors, Derivational Morphology: New Perspectives on the Italo-Celtic Hypothesis (Research master thesis)‎[1], Leiden University, pages 14-15
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