Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wenjā

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 *wn̥h₁yeh₂, from *wenh₁- (to love).

Noun

*wenjā f

  1. indulgence

Inflection

Declension of *wenjā (ā-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wenjā *wenjās
vocative *wenja *wenjās
accusative *wenjam *wenjans
genitive *wenjās *wenjāzom
dative *wenjāi *wenjais
ablative *wenjād *wenjais
locative *wenjāi *wenjais

Descendants

  • Latin: venia

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 661