Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kʷāntos
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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 either:[1]
- A thematization of Proto-Indo-European *kʷéh₂onts (“how much, how many”), from *kʷéh₂ (neuter plural of *kʷos) + *-onts (Caland adjectival suffix).
- A -tos derivative of *kʷām (whence Latin quam), accusative of *kʷoi.
Adjective
[edit]*kʷāntos[2]
Declension
[edit]Declension of *kʷāntos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *kʷāntos | *kʷāntā | *kʷāntom |
| Vocative | *kʷānte | *kʷānta | *kʷāntom |
| Accusative | *kʷāntom | *kʷāntam | *kʷāntom |
| Genitive | *kʷāntosjo, kʷāntī | *kʷāntās | *kʷāntosjo, kʷāntī |
| Dative | *kʷāntōi | *kʷāntāi | *kʷāntōi |
| Ablative | *kʷāntōd | *kʷāntād | *kʷāntōd |
| Locative | *kʷāntei | *kʷāntāi | *kʷāntei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *kʷāntōs, kʷāntoi | *kʷāntās | *kʷāntā |
| Vocative | *kʷāntōs, kʷāntoi | *kʷāntās | *kʷāntā |
| Accusative | *kʷāntons | *kʷāntans | *kʷāntā |
| Genitive | *kʷāntom | *kʷāntāzōm | *kʷāntom |
| Dative | *kʷāntois | *kʷāntais | *kʷāntois |
| Ablative | *kʷāntois | *kʷāntais | *kʷāntois |
| Locative | *kʷāntois | *kʷāntais | *kʷāntois |
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: quantus (see there for further descendants)
- Oscan: pantes (gen. sg. n.)
- Umbrian: 𐌐𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌀 (panta, nom. sg. f.)
References
[edit]- ^ Lowe, John (2014) “Indo-European Caland Adjectives in *-nt- and Participles in Sanskrit”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics[1], volume 127, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 166–195
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “quī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 508