Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/seknom

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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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    Neuter substantivization of Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut) + *-nos (adjective suffix), with semantic shift "what is cut out" > "sign".

    Noun

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    *seknom n[1]

    1. sign
    2. statue

    Inflection

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    o-stemDeclension of *seknom (o-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative *seknom *seknā
    vocative *seknom *seknā
    accusative *seknom *seknā
    genitive *seknosjo, *seknī *seknom
    dative *seknōi *seknois
    ablative *seknōd *seknois
    locative *seknei *seknois

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “signum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 563