Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-plos

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 a root shaped like Proto-Indo-European *pel- of uncertain identity. Traces of a -pl- multiplier suffix is present in Anatolian, Greek, Germanic and Celtic.[1]

Suffix

*-plos

  1. forms multiplier adjectives from prefixed numerals
  2. at a time

Usage notes

Latin and Umbrian disagree on the meaning of this suffix; in Latin it forms multiplier adjectives, while in Umbrian it refers to how many of an item is present simultaneously (i.e. "at a time").

Inflection

Declension of *-plos (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-plos *-plā *-plom
vocative *-ple *-pla *-plom
accusative *-plom *-plam *-plom
genitive *-plosjo, -plī *-plās *-plosjo, -plī
dative *-plōi *-plāi *-plōi
ablative *-plōd *-plād *-plōd
locative *-plei *-plāi *-plei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *-plōs, -ploi *-plās *-plā
vocative *-plōs, -ploi *-plās *-plā
accusative *-plons *-plans *-plā
genitive *-plom *-plāzōm *-plom
dative *-plois *-plais *-plois
ablative *-plois *-plais *-plois
locative *-plois *-plais *-plois

Derived terms

  • *sm̥-plos
    • Latin: simplus
  • *duplos
    • Latin: duplus (see there for further descendants)
    • Umbrian: 𐌕𐌖𐌐𐌋𐌄𐌓 (tupler, dat./abl. pl. m.), dupla (acc. pl. f.)
  • *triplos
    • Latin: triplus (see there for further descendants)
    • Umbrian: 𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌐𐌋𐌄𐌓 (tripler, abl. pl. m.)
  • *kʷatur-plos

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “-plus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 475
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