Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/hemō

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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 earlier *xemō (to differentiate it from a later form *hemō if the shift */x/ > */h/ in the Italic languages already happened during late Proto-Italic), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ.

    Noun

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    *hemō m[1]

    1. man

    Declension

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    consonant stemDeclension of *hemō (consonant stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative *hemō *hemones
    vocative *hemō *hemones
    accusative *hemonem *hemonens
    genitive *hemones, hemonos *hemonom
    dative *hemonei *hemonβos
    ablative *hemoni? hemone? *hemonβos
    locative *hemoni? hemone? *hemonβos

    Derived terms

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    • *ne hemō (nobody)
      • Latin: nēmō
      • >? South Picene: 𐌍𐌄𐌌𐌞𐌍𐌄𐌝 (nemúneí, dat. sg.)

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “homō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 287-288