Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-plos

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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

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Etymology

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From a root shaped like Proto-Indo-European *pel- of uncertain identity. Traces of a -pl- multiplier suffix is present in Anatolian, Greek, Germanic and Celtic.[1]

Suffix

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*-plos

  1. forms multiplier adjectives from prefixed numerals
  2. at a time

Usage notes

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Latin and Umbrian disagree on the meaning of this suffix; in Latin it forms multiplier adjectives, while in Umbrian it refers to how many of an item is present simultaneously (i.e. "at a time").

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “-plus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 475