Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/fāmā
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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 *bʰéh₂meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”). Cognate to Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”).
Noun
*fāmā f[1]
- something said about another
Declension
| ā-stemDeclension of *fāmā (ā-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *fāmā | *fāmās |
| vocative | *fāma | *fāmās |
| accusative | *fāmam | *fāmans |
| genitive | *fāmās | *fāmāzom |
| dative | *fāmāi | *fāmais |
| ablative | *fāmād | *fāmais |
| locative | *fāmāi | *fāmais |
Reconstruction notes
Reconstructing a concrete meaning of this word is difficult due to the greatly divergent meanings between Oscan (which has a derivative meaning "order") and its cognates in Latin and Greek.
Derived terms
- *fām-āō (denominative verb)
Descendants
- Latin: fāma (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Untermann, Jürgen (2000) “O. faamat”, in Wörterbuch des Oskisch-Umbrischen [Dictionary of Oscan-Umbrian] (Handbuch der italischen Dialekte; 3), Heidelberg: Winter, →ISBN, page 253