Reconstruction:Latin/futo

This Latin 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.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fūt- (“to strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (“to strike, beat”), perhaps from a substrate root *būt/bŭt. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to beat”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfuː.toː/, [ˈfuːt̪oː]

Verb

*fūtō (present infinitive *fūtāre, perfect active *fūtāvī, supine *fūtātum); first conjugation

to strike

Derived terms

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 253

[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, page 253

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