Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/fēsios

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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 *dʰéh₁s-yos, from *dʰéh₁s (god) +‎ *-yós (genitive adjective suffix). Formed identically to Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Adjective

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*fēsios[1]

  1. divine, holy

Declension

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  • *fēstos
    • Latin: fēstus

Descendants

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All daughter languages substantivized the feminine plural to mean "religious holiday".

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “fēriae”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 212-213