Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/leɣʷis

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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus. Contamination from *breɣʷis may be to blame for the loss of the N and the change from a U-stem to an I-stem.

Adjective[edit]

*leɣʷis (comparative *leɣʷjōs, superlative *leɣʷisemos)

  1. light
    Antonym: *gʷrawos

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Latin: levis (see there for further descendants)