Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/n̥-

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not”), zero-grade form of the negative particle *né (“not”).

Prefix

*n̥-

1. un-

Derived terms

Proto-Italic terms prefixed with *n̥-

Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/n̥tagros

Descendants

• Latin: in- (see there for further descendants)
• Umbrian: 𐌀- (a-), an-, a-
• Oscan: an-, am-

References

• De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 301