Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/termn̥

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 *térmn̥.

Noun

*termn̥ n[1]

  1. boundary stone

Inflection

Declension of *termn̥ (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *termn̥ *termenā
vocative *termn̥ *termenā
accusative *termn̥ *termenā
genitive *termenes, termenos *termenom
dative *termenei *termenβos
ablative *termeni? termene? *termenβos
locative *termeni? termene? *termenβos

Derived terms

  • *termnos
    • Latin: terminus
    • Umbrian: 𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌌𐌍𐌄𐌔 (termnes, abl. pl.), termnom (acc. sg.), termnu (abl. sg.)
  • *termn-āō
    • Umbrian: termnas
    • Oscan: 𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌕𐌄𐌍𐌔 (teremnattens)
  • *ter-mon-io- (adjective)
    • Venetic: 𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌌𐌏𐌍𐌉𐌏𐌔 (termonios)

Descendants

  • Latin: termen
  • Oscan: 𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌝𐌔𐌔 (teremníss, dative/ablative plural)
  • Pre-Samnite: τερμανι (termani)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “termen”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 615