Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/pʰéitʰō

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti (“to trust”).^[1]

Verb

*pʰéitʰō^[2]

to believe, to trust
to obey
to convince, to persuade

Inflection

Present forms of *pʰéitʰō

Active

infinitive			*pʰéitʰehen
participle			*pʰéitʰonts
	singular			dual			plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative	*pʰéitʰō	*pʰéitʰehi	*pʰéitʰei	pʰéitʰowos, pʰéitʰowes, *pʰéitʰowen	pʰéitʰetes, pʰéitʰetos, *pʰéitʰeton	pʰéitʰetes, pʰéitʰetos, *pʰéitʰeton	pʰéitʰomes, pʰéitʰomen	*pʰéitʰete	*pʰéitʰonti
subjunctive	*pʰéitʰō	*pʰéitʰēhi	*pʰéitʰēi	pʰéitʰōwos, pʰéitʰōwes, *pʰéitʰōwen	pʰéitʰētes, pʰéitʰētos, *pʰéitʰēton	pʰéitʰētes, pʰéitʰētos, *pʰéitʰēton	pʰéitʰōmes, pʰéitʰōmen	*pʰéitʰēte	*pʰéitʰōnti
optative	*pʰéitʰoyə	*pʰéitʰois	*pʰéitʰoi	*pʰéitʰoiwen	*pʰéitʰoiton	*pʰeitʰóitān	*pʰéitʰoimen	*pʰéitʰoite	*pʰéitʰoyen
imperative	-	*pʰéitʰe	*pʰeitʰétō	-	*pʰéitʰeton	*pʰeitʰétōn	-	*pʰéitʰete	*pʰeitʰóntōn
Middle/Passive

infinitive			*pʰéitʰestʰai
participle			*pʰeitʰómenos
	singular			dual			plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative	*pʰéitʰomai	*pʰéitʰehai	*pʰéitʰetai	*pʰéitʰestʰa	*pʰéitʰestʰon	*pʰéitʰestʰon	*pʰeitʰómestʰa	*pʰéitʰestʰe	*pʰéitʰontai
subjunctive	*pʰéitʰōmai	*pʰéitʰēhai	*pʰéitʰētai	*pʰéitʰēstʰa	*pʰéitʰēstʰon	*pʰéitʰēstʰon	*pʰeitʰṓmestʰa	*pʰéitʰēstʰe	*pʰéitʰōntai
optative	*pʰeitʰóimān	*pʰéitʰoyyo	*pʰéitʰoito	*pʰeitʰóiwetʰa	*pʰéitʰoistʰon	*pʰeitʰóistʰān	*pʰeitʰóimetʰa	*pʰéitʰoistʰe	*pʰéitʰointo
imperative	-	*pʰéitʰeho	*pʰeitʰéstʰō	-	*pʰéitʰestʰon	*pʰeitʰéstʰōn	-	*pʰéitʰestʰe	*pʰeitʰéstʰōn

Imperfect forms of *pʰéitʰō

Active

	singular			dual			plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative	*épʰeitʰon	*épʰeitʰes	*épʰeitʰe	*epʰéitʰowe	*epʰéitʰeton	*epʰeitʰétān	epʰéitʰomes, epʰéitʰomen	*epʰéitʰete	*épʰeitʰon
Middle/Passive

	singular			dual			plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
indicative	*epʰeitʰómān	*epʰéitʰeho	*epʰéitʰeto	*epʰéitʰetʰa	*epʰéitʰestʰon	*epʰeitʰéstʰān	*epʰeitʰómetʰa	*epʰéitʰestʰe	*epʰéitʰonto

Descendants

Ancient Greek: πείθω (peíthō), πίθημῐ (píthēmĭ) — Aeolic, πιθέω (pithéō) — Epic, πιθόω (pithóō) — Boeotian
- Greek: πείθω (peítho)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πείθομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1161-2
^ Sihler, Andrew (1995) “Part VI: Conjugation”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, 1st edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 461, 462, 514

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πείθομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1161-2

[2] Sihler, Andrew (1995) “Part VI: Conjugation”, in New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, 1st edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 461, 462, 514

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