Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-faks

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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 earlier *-θaks, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁k-s, the root noun of *dʰeh₁-k-, an extension of *dʰeh₁- (to do; to place). Related to *fakiō.

Suffix[edit]

*-faks

  1. -maker, -producer.

Declension[edit]

As a noun:

consonant stemDeclension of *-faks (consonant stem)
case singular plural
nominative *-faks *-fakes
vocative *-faks *-fakes
accusative *-fakem *-fakens
genitive *-fakes, -fakos *-fakom
dative *-fakei *-fakəβos
ablative *-faki? -fake? *-fakəβos
locative *-faki? -fake? *-fakəβos

As an adjective:

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Latin: -fex