Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/anamos
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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 *h₂enh₁mos, from *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Formally cognate with Proto-Hellenic *ánemos; compare also Proto-Celtic *anaman from *h₂énh₁-mn̥.
Noun
[edit]*anamos m[1]
- (perhaps originally) breath
- spirit, soul, life force
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *anamos | *anamōs, anamoi |
| vocative | *aname | *anamōs, anamoi |
| accusative | *anamom | *anamons |
| genitive | *anamosjo, anamī | *anamom |
| dative | *anamōi | *anamois |
| ablative | *anamōd | *anamois |
| locative | *anamei | *anamois |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Latin: animus (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Latin: anima (“breath, wind, spirit”) (see there for further descendants)
- Oscan: 𐌀𐌍𐌀𐌌𐌞𐌌 (anamúm, accusative singular)
References
[edit]- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “animus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43
- ^ Schrijver, Peter (1991), The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European), Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 317-318