Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/lēks

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

See Latin lēx for discussion.[1]

Noun

*lēks f[1]

  1. law

Inflection

Declension of *lēks (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *lēks *lēges
vocative *lēks *lēges
accusative *lēgem *lēgens
genitive *lēges, lēgos *lēgom
dative *lēgei *lēgβos
ablative *lēgi? lēge? *lēgβos
locative *lēgi? lēge? *lēgβos

Descendants

  • Latin: lēx (see there for further descendants)
  • Marrucinian: lixs
  • Oscan: ligud (ablative sg.), ligis (ablative pl.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “lēx, lēgis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 337
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