Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/rotos
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This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to run”).
Noun
*rotos m[1]
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *rotos | *rotou | *rotoi |
| vocative | *rote | *rotou | *rotoi |
| accusative | *rotom | *rotou | *rotoms |
| genitive | *rotī | *rotous | *rotom |
| dative | *rotūi | *rotobom | *rotobos |
| locative | *rotei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *rotū | *rotobim | *rotūis |
Descendants
- Proto-Brythonic: *rrod
- Old Irish: roth
- ⇒ Gaulish: *Rotomagos
- → Latin: Rotomagus
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*roto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 314-315