Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-tjō

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

    An n-stem extension of Proto-Indo-European *-tis (action noun suffix). Such an extension also appears in Proto-Celtic *-tiyū.

    Suffix

    *-tjō

    1. Forms action or result nouns from verb stems.

    Declension

    Declension of *-tjō (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *-tjō *-tjones
    vocative *-tjō *-tjones
    accusative *-tjonem *-tjonens
    genitive *-tjones, -tjonos *-tjonom
    dative *-tjonei *-tjonβos
    ablative *-tjoni? -tjone? *-tjonβos
    locative *-tjoni? -tjone? *-tjonβos

    Derived terms

    Category Proto-Italic terms suffixed with *-tjō not found

    Descendants

    • Latin: -tiō (see there for further descendants)
    • Oscan: -𐌕𐌉𐌖𐌚 (-tiuf) (in 𐌚𐌓𐌖𐌊𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌉𐌖𐌚 (fruktatiuf))