Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/preiwos

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 *prei (“before”) +‎ *-wos (adjective suffix), the former from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“in front”), with semantic shift "(being) in front" > "being separate".[1]

Adjective

*preiwos[1]

  1. separate

Declension

Declension of *preiwos (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *preiwos *preiwā *preiwom
vocative *preiwe *preiwa *preiwom
accusative *preiwom *preiwam *preiwom
genitive *preiwosjo, preiwī *preiwās *preiwosjo, preiwī
dative *preiwōi *preiwāi *preiwōi
ablative *preiwōd *preiwād *preiwōd
locative *preiwei *preiwāi *preiwei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *preiwōs, preiwoi *preiwās *preiwā
vocative *preiwōs, preiwoi *preiwās *preiwā
accusative *preiwons *preiwans *preiwā
genitive *preiwom *preiwāzōm *preiwom
dative *preiwois *preiwais *preiwois
ablative *preiwois *preiwais *preiwois
locative *preiwois *preiwais *preiwois

Descendants

  • Latin: prīvus (see there for further descendants)
  • Umbrian: 𐌐𐌓𐌄𐌅𐌄𐌓 (prever, abl. pl. m.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “prīvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 489
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