Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/seknom

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

    Neuter substantivization of Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut) + *-nos (adjective suffix), with semantic shift "what is cut out" > "sign".[1]

    Noun

    *seknom n[1]

    1. sign
    2. statue

    Inflection

    Declension of *seknom (o-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *seknom *seknā
    vocative *seknom *seknā
    accusative *seknom *seknā
    genitive *seknosjo, *seknī *seknom
    dative *seknōi *seknois
    ablative *seknōd *seknois
    locative *seknei *seknois

    Derived terms

    • *seknāō (denominative verb)
      • Latin: signō
      • Oscan: 𐌔𐌄𐌂𐌀𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌕𐌄𐌃 (seganatted, perf. 3sg.)
      • *āseknāō

    Descendants

    • Latin: signum
    • Oscan: 𐌔𐌄𐌂𐌞𐌍𐌞𐌌 (segúnúm)
    • >? Marsian: seino, seinq (statue?, accusative plural)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “sīgnum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 563