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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/legō

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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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    From Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (to collect).[1]

    Verb

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    *legō first-singular present indicative[1]

    1. to gather, collect
    Inflection
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    Inflection of *legō (third conjugation)
    Present *legō
    Perfect *lēgai
    Aorist
    Past participle *lektos
    Present indicative Active Passive
    1st sing. *legō *legōr
    2nd sing. *leges *legezo
    3rd sing. *leget *legetor
    1st plur. *legomos *legomor
    2nd plur. *legetes *legem(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *legont *legontor
    Present subjunctive Active Passive
    1st sing. *legām *legār
    2nd sing. *legās *legāzo
    3rd sing. *legād *legātor
    1st plur. *legāmos *legāmor
    2nd plur. *legātes *legām(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *legānd *legāntor
    Perfect indicative Active
    1st sing. *lēgai
    2nd sing. *lēgistai?
    3rd sing. *lēgei
    1st plur. *lēgme?
    2nd plur. *lēge
    3rd plur. *lēgēri
    Aorist indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Present imperative Active Passive
    2nd sing. *lege *legezo
    2nd plur. *legete
    Future imperative Active
    2nd + 3rd sing. *legetōd
    Participles Present Past
    *legents *lektos
    Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
    *lektum *legezi
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    Descendants
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    • Latin: legō (see there for further descendants)

    Etymology 2

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    From Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- (to care). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Verb

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    *legō first-singular present indicative

    1. to care
    Inflection
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    Inflection of *legō (third conjugation)
    Present *legō
    Perfect *lēksai
    Aorist
    Past participle *lektos
    Present indicative Active Passive
    1st sing. *legō *legōr
    2nd sing. *leges *legezo
    3rd sing. *leget *legetor
    1st plur. *legomos *legomor
    2nd plur. *legetes *legem(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *legont *legontor
    Present subjunctive Active Passive
    1st sing. *legām *legār
    2nd sing. *legās *legāzo
    3rd sing. *legād *legātor
    1st plur. *legāmos *legāmor
    2nd plur. *legātes *legām(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *legānd *legāntor
    Perfect indicative Active
    1st sing. *lēksai
    2nd sing. *lēksistai?
    3rd sing. *lēksei
    1st plur. *lēksme?
    2nd plur. *lēkse
    3rd plur. *lēksēri
    Aorist indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Present imperative Active Passive
    2nd sing. *lege *legezo
    2nd plur. *legete
    Future imperative Active
    2nd + 3rd sing. *legetōd
    Participles Present Past
    *legents *lektos
    Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
    *lektum *legezi
    Descendants
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    • Latin: *legō (only in dī-ligō, intel-legō, neg-legō (these may be derivatives of Latin legō, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-, but were at least influenced by this verb))
      • Latin: *religō (to observe)
        • Latin: religiō (reverence) (see there for further descendants)
    • Oscan: leíguss
    • Paelignian: lexe

    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “legō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 332-3