Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/ongʷn̥

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 *h₃éngʷn̥ (“fat”).

Noun

*ongʷn̥ n

1. fat, grease
2. ointment

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *ongʷn̥ (consonant stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*ongʷn̥	*ongʷenā
vocative	*ongʷn̥	*ongʷenā
accusative	*ongʷn̥	*ongʷenā
genitive	*ongʷenes, ongʷenos	*ongʷenom
dative	*ongʷenei	*ongʷenβos
ablative	*ongʷeni? ongʷene?	*ongʷenβos
locative	*ongʷeni? ongʷene?	*ongʷenβos

Descendants

• Latin: unguen
• Osco-Umbrian:
  • Umbrian: 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc. sg.), 𐌖𐌌𐌍𐌄 (umne, abl. sg.)
  • →⇒ Latin: ōmentum (derived from an Osco-Umbrian borrowing)

Related terms

• *ongʷō