Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ksen-

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 This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

Reanalysed root of *kés-r̥ ~ *ks-én-s, from *kes- (“to scrape, comb”) +‎ *-r̥ (n-stem).

Root

*ksen- (imperfective)[1][2]

  1. to card, scratch

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ksen- (3 c, 0 e)
  • *ksén-e-ti ~ *ksén-onti (“thematic root present”)
  • *ksn̥-yé-ti ~ *ksn̥-yonti (“zero-grade *yé-present”)[2][3]
  • *ksén-ti-s ~ ksn̥-téy-s[1]
    • Proto-Italic:
      • Latin: sentis (“thorn”) (see there for further descendants)
  • *ksén-tu-s ~ ksn̥-téw-s
    • Proto-Italic:
      • Latin: sentus (“thorny”) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pokorny, Julius (1959) “ks-en-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 585
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ksen-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 371
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ξαίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1033
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