Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/fontis
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”) suffixed by *-tis.[1] The o-grade and masculine gender are unexpected; they may have been due to contamination from some other now-lost derivative(s) of that root where the o-grade and/or masculine gender is expected.
An alternative way to get around these morphological problems is to instead reconstruct *fwonts, an *-onts formation. The root in this case could be either *dʰew- (“to run, flow”) or *ǵʰew- (“to pour”).[2]
Noun
[edit]*fontis m
Inflection
[edit]| i-stemDeclension of *fontis (i-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *fontis | *fontēs |
| vocative | *fontis | *fontēs |
| accusative | *fontim | *fontins |
| genitive | *fonteis | *fontjom |
| dative | *fontei | *fontiβos |
| ablative | *fontīd | *fontiβos |
| locative | *fontei | *fontiβos |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Latin: fōns (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 230-231
- ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “U. fondlir”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 301