Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/orβetā

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 *h₃erbʰ- (“to turn”). Two derivational pathways are equally possible, requiring different reconstructions of the Proto-Italic word:[1]

  • *orβetā would require a derivation from the past participle of an iterative verb *orbeō.
  • *orβitā would require a feminine substantivization in *-ā of a *-t-extension of the i-stem *orβis that appears in Latin orbis (“circle”).

The reconstruction *orβetā is selected arbitrarily, with no opinion on the likeliness of *orβetā over *orβitā.

Noun

*orβetā f

  1. something associated with wheels

Declension

Declension of *orβetā (ā-stem)
singular plural
nominative *orβetā *orβetās
vocative *orβeta *orβetās
accusative *orβetam *orβetans
genitive *orβetās *orβetāzom
dative *orβetāi *orβetais
ablative *orβetād *orβetais
locative *orβetāi *orβetais

Descendants

  • Latin: orbita (see there for further descendants)
  • Umbrian: 𐌖𐌓𐌚𐌄𐌕𐌀 (urfeta)

References

  1. ^ Weiss, Michael (2006) “Latin Orbis and its Cognates”, in Historische Sprachforschung‎[1], volume 119, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 250–272
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