Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/enðeros

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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 *h₁n̥dʰéros,[1] from *h₁n̥dʰér + *-os.

Adjective

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*enðeros (comparative *enðerjōs, superlative *enðerisemos)

  1. low
    Synonym: *hom(i)teros

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: īnferus (low(er)), īnfrā (below) (see there for further descendants)
  • Faliscan: 𐌉𐌅𐌓𐌀 (ifra, below)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “īnferus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 303