Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/flūō

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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

Etymology

From earlier *flūjō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-.^[1]

Alternatively reconstructed as *fluwō, from earlier *flowō, from *bʰléwH-ti ~ *bʰluH-énti, from the same root.^[2] Not related to English flow, which is inherited from *plew-.

Verb

*flūō first-singular present indicative^[2]

to flow

Inflection

Inflection of *flūō (third conjugation)
Present	*flūō
Perfect	*flūzai
Aorist	—
Past participle	*flūssos
Present indicative	Active	Passive
1st sing.	*flūō	*flūōr
2nd sing.	*flūes	*flūezo
3rd sing.	*flūet	*flūetor
1st plur.	*flūomos	*flūomor
2nd plur.	*flūetes	*flūem(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur.	*flūont	*flūontor

Present subjunctive	Active	Passive
1st sing.	*flūām	*flūār
2nd sing.	*flūās	*flūāzo
3rd sing.	*flūād	*flūātor
1st plur.	*flūāmos	*flūāmor
2nd plur.	*flūātes	*flūām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur.	*flūānd	*flūāntor

Perfect indicative	Active
1st sing.	*flūzai
2nd sing.	*flūzistai?
3rd sing.	*flūzei
1st plur.	*flūzme?
2nd plur.	*flūze
3rd plur.	*flūzēri

Aorist indicative	Active
1st sing.	—
2nd sing.	—
3rd sing.	—
1st plur.	—
2nd plur.	—
3rd plur.	—

Present imperative	Active	Passive
2nd sing.	*flūe	*flūezo
2nd plur.	*flūete	—

Future imperative	Active
2nd + 3rd sing.	*flūetōd

Participles	Present	Past
	*flūents	*flūssos

Verbal nouns	tu-derivative	s-derivative
	*flūssum	*flūezi

Descendants

Latin: fluō (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 535
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “fluō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228

[1] Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 535

[EDL-2] 2.0 ^2.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “fluō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228

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