Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/belyom

This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Alternative forms

  • *belyos m

Etymology

A parallel e-grade formation to Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“bloom, flower”). Cognate with Latin folium and Ancient Greek φῠ́λλον (phŭ́llon).[1]

Noun

*belyom n[1]

  1. tree

Declension

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *belyom *belyou *belyā
vocative *belyom *belyou *belyā
accusative *belyom *belyou *belyā
genitive *belyī *belyous *belyom
dative *belyūi *belyobom *belyobos
locative *belyei *? *?
instrumental *belyū *belyobim *belyūis

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: bile
  • Gaulish: *biliā (“tall tree”)
    • Vulgar Latin: *billia
      • French: bille
      • Occitan: bilhe

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*belyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 61
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