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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/westis

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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 *wéstis (clothes), from *wes- (to dress, clothe).

Noun

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*westis f[1]

  1. clothing

Inflection

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Declension of *westis (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *westis *westēs
vocative *westis *westēs
accusative *westim *westins
genitive *westeis *westjom
dative *westei *westiβos
ablative *westīd *westiβos
locative *westei *westiβos

Descendants

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  • Latin: vestis

References

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  1. ^ 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 671-2