Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/louks

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 *léwks.

    Noun

    *louks f[1]

    1. light

    Inflection

    Declension of *louks (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *louks *loukes
    vocative *louks *loukes
    accusative *loukem *loukens
    genitive *loukes, loukos *loukom
    dative *loukei *loukβos
    ablative *louki? louke? *loukβos
    locative *louki? louke? *loukβos

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Latin: lūx
    • Oscan: luc

    References

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