Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/speinā

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *spīna

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *spey-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *spey-.

Noun

*speinā f

  1. thorn

Declension

Declension of *speinā (ā-stem)
singular plural
nominative *speinā *speinās
vocative *speina *speinās
accusative *speinam *speinans
genitive *speinās *speināzom
dative *speināi *speinais
ablative *speinād *speinais
locative *speināi *speinais
  • *speikā
    • Latin: spīca

Descendants

  • Latin: spīna
  • Umbrian: 𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌍𐌉𐌀 (spinia), 𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌍𐌀 (spina), 𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌍𐌉𐌀𐌌𐌀 (spiniama), 𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌍𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌛 (spinamař)

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 580