Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/opifatōr

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

Following Prósper, this was affixed with *opi- +‎ *-tōr, with the root being Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put”).[1]

Whatmough and Untermann previously reconstructed *okʷtōr (“watcher”), connecting this with Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“to see”).

Noun

*opifatōr m

  1. one who offers?

Declension

Declension of *opifatōr (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *opifatōr *opifatores
vocative *opifatōr *opifatores
accusative *opifatorem *opifatorens
genitive *opifatores, opifatoros *opifatorom
dative *opifatorei *opifatorβos
ablative *opifatori? opifatore? *opifatorβos
locative *opifatori? opifatore? *opifatorβos

Descendants

  • ⇒ Latin: Optōrius (via either an inherited reflex or borrowed from Sabellic), Ofatōrius (borrowed from Venetic)
  • ⇒ Paelignian: Ofturies
  • ⇒ South Picene: 𐌏𐌚𐌕𐌏𐌓𐌉𐌌 (oftorim)

References

  1. ^ Prósper, Blanca María (2018) “The Venetic inscription from Monte Manicola and three termini publici from Padua: a reappraisal”, in The Journal of Indo-European Studies, volume 46, pages 47-107
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