Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kʷāntos

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 either:[1]

  • A thematization of Proto-Indo-European *kʷéh₂onts (“how much, how many”), from *kʷéh₂ (neuter plural of *kʷos) + *-onts (Caland adjectival suffix).
  • A -tos derivative of *kʷām (whence Latin quam), accusative of *kʷoi.

Adjective

*kʷāntos[2]

  1. how much, many
  2. how big, great

Declension

Declension of *kʷāntos (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kʷāntos *kʷāntā *kʷāntom
vocative *kʷānte *kʷānta *kʷāntom
accusative *kʷāntom *kʷāntam *kʷāntom
genitive *kʷāntosjo, kʷāntī *kʷāntās *kʷāntosjo, kʷāntī
dative *kʷāntōi *kʷāntāi *kʷāntōi
ablative *kʷāntōd *kʷāntād *kʷāntōd
locative *kʷāntei *kʷāntāi *kʷāntei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kʷāntōs, kʷāntoi *kʷāntās *kʷāntā
vocative *kʷāntōs, kʷāntoi *kʷāntās *kʷāntā
accusative *kʷāntons *kʷāntans *kʷāntā
genitive *kʷāntom *kʷāntāzōm *kʷāntom
dative *kʷāntois *kʷāntais *kʷāntois
ablative *kʷāntois *kʷāntais *kʷāntois
locative *kʷāntois *kʷāntais *kʷāntois

Descendants

  • Latin: quantus (see there for further descendants)
  • Oscan: pantes (gen. sg. n.)
  • Umbrian: 𐌐𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌀 (panta, nom. sg. f.)

References

  1. ^ Lowe, John (2014) “Indo-European Caland Adjectives in *-nt- and Participles in Sanskrit”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics‎[1], volume 127, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 166–195
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “quī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 508
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