Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/arkelātos

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

The base noun of this word is unclear. It could be either of:[1]

  • From *arkelā, from *arkā (“container”) +‎ *-elā (diminutive suffix).[2]
  • From *arkʷelo-, a diminutive of the ancestor of Latin arcus (“arch”).

Adjective

*arkelātos

  1. descriptor of sacrificial gifts with uncertain meaning, possibly either of:
    1. circular?
    2. consisting of a small container?

Declension

Declension of *arkelātos (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *arkelātos *arkelātā *arkelātom
vocative *arkelāte *arkelāta *arkelātom
accusative *arkelātom *arkelātam *arkelātom
genitive *arkelātosjo, arkelātī *arkelātās *arkelātosjo, arkelātī
dative *arkelātōi *arkelātāi *arkelātōi
ablative *arkelātōd *arkelātād *arkelātōd
locative *arkelātei *arkelātāi *arkelātei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *arkelātōs, arkelātoi *arkelātās *arkelātā
vocative *arkelātōs, arkelātoi *arkelātās *arkelātā
accusative *arkelātons *arkelātans *arkelātā
genitive *arkelātom *arkelātāzōm *arkelātom
dative *arkelātois *arkelātais *arkelātois
ablative *arkelātois *arkelātais *arkelātois
locative *arkelātois *arkelātais *arkelātois

Descendants

  • Latin: arculāta n pl (“sacrificial cakes”)
  • Umbrian: 𐌀𐌓𐌜𐌋𐌀𐌕𐌀𐌚 (arçlataf, “a type of sacrificial gift”, acc. pl.)

References

  1. ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “U. arçlataf”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 119
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “arca”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51
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