Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dōnāō

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 *dōnom +‎ *-āō, which could point to a Proto-Indo-European verb *deh₃n-eh₂-yé-ti.

Verb

*dōnāō first-singular present indicative

  1. to give, present

Inflection

Inflection of *dōnāō (first conjugation)
Present *dōnāō
Perfect
Aorist
Past participle *dōnātos
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *dōnāō *dōnāōr
2nd sing. *dōnās *dōnāzo
3rd sing. *dōnāt *dōnātor
1st plur. *dōnāmos *dōnāmor
2nd plur. *dōnātes *dōnām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *dōnānt *dōnāntor
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *dōnāēm? *dōnāēr?
2nd sing. *dōnāēs? *dōnāēzo?
3rd sing. *dōnāēd? *dōnāētor?
1st plur. *dōnāēmos? *dōnāēmor?
2nd plur. *dōnāētes? *dōnāēm(e?)n(ai?)?
3rd plur. *dōnāēnd? *dōnāēntor?
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Aorist indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing. *dōnā *dōnāzo
2nd plur. *dōnāte
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing. *dōnātōd
Participles Present Past
*dōnānts *dōnātos
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*dōnātum *dōnāzi

Reconstruction notes

The various Italic descendants indicate the existence of this Proto-Italic form, although De Vaan suggests that these separate terms may represent the same development occurring independently in multiple Italic languages.

Descendants

  • Latin: dōnō
  • Oscan: 𐌃𐌖𐌍𐌀𐌕 (dunat), 𐌃𐌖𐌖𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌃 (duunated)
  • Venetic: donasto

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “donum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 179