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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/-tamos

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 This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mós.

Suffix

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*-tamos[1]

  1. Forms superlatives.

Usage notes

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Much rarer than *-isamos.

Derived terms

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Proto-Celtic terms suffixed with *-tamos
Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/uɸertamos

Descendants

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  • Gaulish: -tama (in e.g. mediotama)

References

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  1. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, pages 222, 317
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