Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/welō

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 *welh₁eti, from *welh₁- (to want, will). The change from a thematic pattern to an athematic pattern is analogous.[1]

Verb

*welō first-singular present indicative

  1. to want, will

Inflection

Inflection of *welō (athematic)
Present *welō
Perfect
Aorist
Past participle
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *welō
2nd sing. *wels
3rd sing. *welt
1st plur. *welomos
2nd plur. *weltes
3rd plur. *welent
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *weljēm
2nd sing. *weljēs
3rd sing. *weljēd
1st plur. *welīmos
2nd plur. *welītes
3rd plur. *welīnd
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Aorist indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing.
2nd plur.
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing.
Participles Present Past
*welents
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*welzi
  • *wol-tro-
    • *wol-tr-ikos
      • Oscan: 𐌅𐌏𐌋𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌊𐌏𐌍 (volterkon, voluntary)
  • *wlēnos
    • Venetic: 𐌋𐌄𐌍𐌏 (leno)
  • *weljā?
    • >? Oscan: 𐌅𐌄𐌋𐌋𐌉𐌀𐌌 (velliam)

Descendants

  • Latin: volō (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: vel (< *wels (2nd person present indicative))
  • Faliscan: vel (< *wels (2nd person present indicative))
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Umbrian: ehueltu (participle perfect)

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “volō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 687