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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dekos

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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 *déḱos (that which is proper), from *deḱ- (take, perceive).[1]

    Noun

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    *dekos n

    1. dignity

    Declension

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    Declension of *dekos (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *dekos *dekozā
    vocative *dekos *dekozā
    accusative *dekos *dekozā
    genitive *dekozes, dekozos *dekozom
    dative *dekozei *dekozβos
    ablative *dekozi? dekoze? *dekozβos
    locative *dekozi? dekoze? *dekozβos

    Descendants

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    • Latin: decus

    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “decet”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 164