Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/seknom
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Proto-Italic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Neuter substantivization of Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) + *-nos (adjective suffix), with semantic shift "what is cut out" > "sign".
Noun
[edit]*seknom n[1]
Inflection
[edit]o-stemDeclension of *seknom (o-stem) | ||
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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
[edit]- *seknāō (denominative verb)
- Latin: sīgnō
- Oscan: 𐌔𐌄𐌂𐌀𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌕𐌄𐌃 (seganatted, perf. 3sg.)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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