Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/āzā

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 *h₂eHsh₂- (“hearth, fireplace”), derived from the root *h₂eHs- (“to burn; hearth”).

Noun

*āzā f

1. altar

Declension

ā-stemDeclension of *āzā (ā-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*āzā	*āzās
vocative	*āza	*āzās
accusative	*āzam	*āzans
genitive	*āzās	*āzāzom
dative	*āzāi	*āzais
ablative	*āzād	*āzais
locative	*āzāi	*āzais

Descendants

• Old Latin: āsā
  • Latin: āra (see there for further descendants)
• Oscan: 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌝 (aasaí, loc. sg.), 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌔 (aasas, nom. pl.), 𐌀𐌀𐌔𐌀𐌔𐌔 (aasass, acc. pl.)
• Umbrian: 𐌀𐌔𐌀 (asa, abl. sg.), 𐌀𐌔𐌄 (ase, loc. sg.)

References

• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN