Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/sēpwos
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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
editEtymology
editFrom the same root as Latin sapiō (“to know”). The root is *sep- (“to taste, notice”), but De Vaan, Untermann, etc. reconstruct a laryngeal in that root.
Adjective
edit*sēpwos
Declension
editDeclension of *sēpwos (o/ā-stem)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sēpwos | *sēpwā | *sēpwom |
| Vocative | *sēpwe | *sēpwa | *sēpwom |
| Accusative | *sēpwom | *sēpwam | *sēpwom |
| Genitive | *sēpwosjo, sēpwī | *sēpwās | *sēpwosjo, sēpwī |
| Dative | *sēpwōi | *sēpwāi | *sēpwōi |
| Ablative | *sēpwōd | *sēpwād | *sēpwōd |
| Locative | *sēpwei | *sēpwāi | *sēpwei |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sēpwōs, sēpwoi | *sēpwās | *sēpwā |
| Vocative | *sēpwōs, sēpwoi | *sēpwās | *sēpwā |
| Accusative | *sēpwons | *sēpwans | *sēpwā |
| Genitive | *sēpwom | *sēpwāzōm | *sēpwom |
| Dative | *sēpwois | *sēpwais | *sēpwois |
| Ablative | *sēpwois | *sēpwais | *sēpwois |
| Locative | *sēpwois | *sēpwais | *sēpwois |
Reconstruction notes
edit- This word is usually reconstructed as an archaic athematic *-wōs active participle *sēpwōs.[1][2] However, there is no trace of the second -s- in Volscian sepu, which can only come from thematic *sēpwos. The Oscan can come from either formation. How the Volscian form arose is controversial:
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “O. vl. sipus”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 677
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “sapiō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 538
- ^ Prósper, Blanca María (2022) “The Tabula Veliterna: A Sacred Law from Central Italy”, in Rivista Italiana di Linguistica e di Dialettologia, volume 24, pages 36-37.