Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-ēd

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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

Etymology

Shows clear influence from the o-stem masculine ablative singular ending -ōd, and possibly the adverb suffix could be an ablaut variant thereof. Alternatively, it might be possible to derive the suffix from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁ (instrumental ending) with the -d secondarily gained via the influence of the ablative ending.[1]

Suffix

*-ēd

  1. forms adverbs from o/ā-stem adjectives: -ly
    ‎*proβwos (“correct”) + ‎*-ēd → ‎*proβwēd (“correctly”)

Descendants

  • Latin: -ēd (Old Latin), -ē (Classical Latin)
  • Osco-Umbrian:

References

  1. ^ Weiss, Michael L. (2009) Outline of the Historical and Comparative Grammar of Latin‎, Ann Arbor: Beech Stave Press, →ISBN, page 361
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