Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/

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 *né.

Adverb

*nē[1]

  1. not

Derived terms

  • *nē-kʷe
    • Oscan: neip, nip, nep
    • Umbrian: neip
  • *nē-kʷis (nobody)
    • Oscan: nephim (acc.sg.)
    • Marrucinian: ni, nipis (nom.sg.)

Descendants

  • Latin: (see there for further descendants)
  • Oscan: ni
  • Umbrian: ne
  • Hernican: 𐌍𐌉 (ni)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nē”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 403