Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/Seɣomō
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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]Derived by Osthoff, and also coincidentally Weiss, from the root Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to take hold, overpower”).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]*Seɣomō m
- Semo, an Italic god
Declension
[edit]| consonant stemDeclension of *Seɣomō (consonant stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *Seɣomō | *Seɣomōnes |
| vocative | *Seɣomō | *Seɣomōnes |
| accusative | *Seɣomōnem | *Seɣomōnens |
| genitive | *Seɣomōnes, Seɣomōnos | *Seɣomōnom |
| dative | *Seɣomōnei | *Seɣomōnβos |
| ablative | *Seɣomōni? Seɣomōne? | *Seɣomōnβos |
| locative | *Seɣomōni? Seɣomōne? | *Seɣomōnβos |
Reconstruction notes
[edit]The traditional relation to *séh₁mn̥ (“seed”) (whence also Latin sēmen (“seed”)) is untenable due to two factors:
- There is no unambiguous religious evidence of Italic peoples connecting the god with seeds.
- The "seed" etymology is also phonologically impossible for the Oscan form since the regular outcome of Proto-Italic *ē is 𐌝(𐌝) (í(í)), not the 𐌄𐌄 (ee) that actually appears in the god's name.