Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/seɣwēros

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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 *séǵʰwr̥, from the root *seǵʰ- (to hold, maintain; to overpower).

Adjective

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*seɣwēros (comparative *seɣwērjōs, superlative *seɣwērisemos)[1]

  1. severe

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: sevērus (see there for further descendants)

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)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN