Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/magisteros

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

Origin unclear; either from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (big) or *meh₂- (great).[1]

  • If it is from *meh₂-, the -g- in Latino-Faliscan must have analogically spread from *magnos.
  • If it is from *meǵh₂-, Sabellic and Venetic must have lost the *g via secondary processes.

Adjective

*magisteros[2]

  1. bigger, greater

Declension

Declension of *magisteros (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *magisteros *magisterā *magisterom
vocative *magistere *magistera *magisterom
accusative *magisterom *magisteram *magisterom
genitive *magisterosjo, magisterī *magisterās *magisterosjo, magisterī
dative *magisterōi *magisterāi *magisterōi
ablative *magisterōd *magisterād *magisterōd
locative *magisterei *magisterāi *magisterei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *magisterōs, magisteroi *magisterās *magisterā
vocative *magisterōs, magisteroi *magisterās *magisterā
accusative *magisterons *magisterans *magisterā
genitive *magisterom *magisterāzōm *magisterom
dative *magisterois *magisterais *magisterois
ablative *magisterois *magisterais *magisterois
locative *magisterois *magisterais *magisterois

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Faliscan: 𐌌𐌀𐌂𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌕𐌖 (macistratu, magistracy)
  • Latin: magister (see there for further descendants)
  • Umbrian: 𐌌𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌖 (mestru)
  • Venetic: 𐌌𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌄𐌓𐌀𐌕𐌏𐌓𐌁𐌏𐌔 (maisteratorbos)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “U. mestru”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 475
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “magnus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 358-359