Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/aitis
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-. Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek *αἰτάω (*aitáō), Ancient Greek αἴνυμαι (aínumai), Ancient Greek αιτια (aitia), Tocharian B ai-, and Tocharian A e- (“to give, take”).
Noun
*aitis
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *aitis | *aitēs |
| vocative | *aitis | *aitēs |
| accusative | *aitim | *aitins |
| genitive | *aiteis | *aitjom |
| dative | *aitei | *aitiβos |
| ablative | *aitīd | *aitiβos |
| locative | *aitei | *aitiβos |
Descendants
Reconstruction notes
The connection between this term and 𐌀𐌉𐌕𐌖 (aitu) is postulated by Michiel de Vaan, although he considers this etymology uncertain. De Vaan also posits that the Umbrian term may have derived from the verb *aijō. Carl Darling Buck and James Poultney both favor a derivation of 𐌀𐌉𐌕𐌖 (aitu) from *agō.
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 28
- Buck, Carl Darling (1904) A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary
- Fernando López-Menchero (2012) Proto-Indo-European Etymological Dictionary (in Proto-Italic and English)