Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/aitis

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 *h₂ey-. Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek *αἰτάω (*aitáō), Ancient Greek αἴνυμαι (aínumai), Ancient Greek αιτια (aitia), Tocharian B ai-, and Tocharian A e- (“to give, take”).

Noun

*aitis

  1. part

Declension

Declension of *aitis (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aitis *aitēs
vocative *aitis *aitēs
accusative *aitim *aitins
genitive *aiteis *aitjom
dative *aitei *aitiβos
ablative *aitīd *aitiβos
locative *aitei *aitiβos

Descendants

  • Oscan: aeteis, 𐌀𐌝𐌕𐌕𐌝𐌞𐌌 (aíttíúm)
  • >? Umbrian: 𐌀𐌉𐌕𐌖 (aitu)

Reconstruction notes

The connection between this term and 𐌀𐌉𐌕𐌖 (aitu) is postulated by Michiel de Vaan, although he considers this etymology uncertain. De Vaan also posits that the Umbrian term may have derived from the verb *aijō. Carl Darling Buck and James Poultney both favor a derivation of 𐌀𐌉𐌕𐌖 (aitu) from *agō.

References

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 28
  • Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
  • Fernando López-Menchero (2012) Proto-Indo-European Etymological Dictionary‎[1] (in Proto-Italic and English)
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