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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-wōs

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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 Proto-Indo-European *-wōs.

Suffix

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*-wōs

  1. Forms perfect active participles.

Usage notes

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Sabellic attests these participles in passive function, not active function. In some verbs, it apparently displaced the inherited *-tos perfect passive participle.

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • *fak-wōs
    • Oscan: facus, praefucus (prefect)
  • *linkʷ-wōs