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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/auzom

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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 *h₂é-h₂us-o- (glow), from *h₂ews- (to dawn, become light, become red).

    Noun

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    *auzom n[1]

    1. gold

    Declension

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    Declension of *auzom (o-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *auzom *auzā
    vocative *auzom *auzā
    accusative *auzom *auzā
    genitive *auzosjo, *auzī *auzom
    dative *auzōi *auzois
    ablative *auzōd *auzois
    locative *auzei *auzois
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    Descendants

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    • Old Latin: ausum
      • Latin: aurum (see there for further descendants)
    • Sabine: *ausom

    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “aurum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63