Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wertō

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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

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From Proto-Indo-European *wértti (to be turning around), from the root *wert- (to turn, rotate).[1]

Verb

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*wertō first-singular present indicative

  1. to turn

Inflection

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The perfect stem *wort- is dereduplicated from original *wowort-.

Inflection of *wertō (third conjugation)
Present *wertō
Perfect *wortai
Aorist
Past participle *worssos
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *wertō *wertōr
2nd sing. *wertes *wertezo
3rd sing. *wertet *wertetor
1st plur. *wertomos *wertomor
2nd plur. *wertetes *wertem(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *wertont *wertontor
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *wertām *wertār
2nd sing. *wertās *wertāzo
3rd sing. *wertād *wertātor
1st plur. *wertāmos *wertāmor
2nd plur. *wertātes *wertām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *wertānd *wertāntor
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing. *wortai
2nd sing. *wortistai?
3rd sing. *wortei
1st plur. *wortme?
2nd plur. *worte
3rd plur. *wortēri
Aorist indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing. *werte *wertezo
2nd plur. *wertete
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing. *wertetōd
Participles Present Past
*wertents *worssos
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*worssum *wertezi

Derived terms

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  • *kom-wertō
  • *werssōr (*-tōr agent noun)
    • Oscan: ϝερσορει (wersorei, dat. sg.)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ve/ortō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 666-7