Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/deksteros

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 *deḱs-terós, from *déḱs (“right”). Compare Epic Greek δεξιτερός (dexiterós).

Adjective

*deksteros^[1]

right (side, direction)
Antonym: *nerteros

Inflection

Declension of *deksteros (o/ā-stem)
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*deksteros	*deksterā	*deksterom
vocative	*dekstere	*dekstera	*deksterom
accusative	*deksterom	*deksteram	*deksterom
genitive	*deksterosjo, deksterī	*deksterās	*deksterosjo, deksterī
dative	*deksterōi	*deksterāi	*deksterōi
ablative	*deksterōd	*deksterād	*deksterōd
locative	*deksterei	*deksterāi	*deksterei

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*deksterōs, deksteroi	*deksterās	*deksterā
vocative	*deksterōs, deksteroi	*deksterās	*deksterā
accusative	*deksterons	*deksterans	*deksterā
genitive	*deksterom	*deksterāzōm	*deksterom
dative	*deksterois	*deksterais	*deksterois
ablative	*deksterois	*deksterais	*deksterois
locative	*deksterois	*deksterais	*deksterois

Descendants

Latin: dexter (see there for further descendants)
Oscan: 𐌃𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌔𐌕 (destrst) (+ est)
Umbrian: destrame (acc.sg.f. + -en), 𐌕𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌖 (testru) (abl.sg.m/n.), 𐌕𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌖𐌊𐌖 (testruku), destruco (abl.sg.m + -kom), 𐌕𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌄 𐌄 (testre e), destre (loc.sg.m. + -en)

References

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “dexter, -(e)ra, -(e)rum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “dexter, -(e)ra, -(e)rum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168

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