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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/katos

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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 1

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Unknown.[1]

Noun

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*katos n

  1. link
  2. joint
Declension
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Declension of *katos (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *katos *katesā
vocative *katos *katesā
accusative *katos *katesā
genitive *kateses, katesos *katesom
dative *katesei *katesβos
ablative *katesi? katese? *katesβos
locative *katesi? katese? *katesβos
Derived terms
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  • *kates-jom
    • Umbrian: 𐌊𐌀𐌆𐌉 (kazi, acc. sg.)
  • *kates-nā
    • Latin: catēna (chain) (see there for further descendants)
  • *katezwā
  • *kats-is

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₃tós (sharpened), from *ḱeh₃- (to sharpen).

Adjective

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*katos[2]

  1. clever, shrewd
Declension
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Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “caterva”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 98
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “catus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 99