Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/peilā

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

Unknown, De Vaan gives no etymology.[1]

Noun

*peilā f

  1. pillar

Declension

Declension of *peilā (ā-stem)
singular plural
nominative *peilā *peilās
vocative *peila *peilās
accusative *peilam *peilans
genitive *peilās *peilāzom
dative *peilāi *peilais
ablative *peilād *peilais
locative *peilāi *peilais

Reconstruction notes

  • The diphthong -ei- in this word is not given explicitly by De Vaan or Untermann, but can be inferred from Oscan, which preserves Proto-Italic diphthongs the best out of any Italic language.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: pīla (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “pīla”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465
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