Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/eneō

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 *en- (“in, into”) +‎ *eō (“to go”)

Verb

*eneō

1. to go in
2. to begin, start

Descendants

• Latin: ineō
• South Picene: 𐌄𐌍𐌄𐌕 (enet, 3sg. pres.)
• Umbrian: 𐌄𐌍𐌄𐌕𐌖 (enetu, 3sg. imp.)

Further reading

• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “eō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 191
• Untermann, Jürgen (2000) Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 208