Reconstruction:Latin/fendo
Latin
Etymology
Unattested verb only found in composition (see derived terms), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”). Cognate with Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, “to strike”), Albanian gjuaj, Sanskrit हन्ति (hánti).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfen.doː/, [ˈfɛn̪d̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfen.do/, [ˈfɛn̪d̪o]
Verb
*fendō (present infinitive *fendere, perfect active *fendī, supine *fēnsum); third conjugation
Inflection
Derived terms
References
- “fendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press