Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dwenos

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

    Probably from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (to fit); compare Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, to do, make) and Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai, to be able). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-u, from *deh₃- (to give).

    Adjective

    *dwenos (comparative *meljōs, superlative *optimos, adverb *dwened)[1]

    1. good
      Synonym: *kupros

    Declension

    Declension of *dwenos (o/ā-stem)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *dwenos *dwenā *dwenom
    vocative *dwene *dwena *dwenom
    accusative *dwenom *dwenam *dwenom
    genitive *dwenosjo, dwenī *dwenās *dwenosjo, dwenī
    dative *dwenōi *dwenāi *dwenōi
    ablative *dwenōd *dwenād *dwenōd
    locative *dwenei *dwenāi *dwenei
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *dwenōs, dwenoi *dwenās *dwenā
    vocative *dwenōs, dwenoi *dwenās *dwenā
    accusative *dwenons *dwenans *dwenā
    genitive *dwenom *dwenāzōm *dwenom
    dative *dwenois *dwenais *dwenois
    ablative *dwenois *dwenais *dwenois
    locative *dwenois *dwenais *dwenois

    Antonyms

    • *malos

    Descendants

    • Faliscan: 𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌀𐌔 (duenas, feminine genitive singular), 𐌃𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌏𐌌 (duenom, neuter nominative/accusative singular)
    • Old Latin: duenos, duonus
      • Latin: bonus (see there for further descendants)
    • Umbrian: funir

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “bonus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 73-4