Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/hom(i)teros

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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 *ǵʰóm(i) (“in the earth”, loc. sg.) from *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”) + *-teros (contrastive suffix).

Adjective

*hom(i)teros

  1. lower
    Synonym: *enðeros

Usage notes

  • *Hom(i)teros faced fierce competition with *enðeros in Italic; *hom(i)teros won out in Sabellic while *enðeros won out in Latino-Faliscan.

Declension

Declension of *hom(i)teros (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hom(i)teros *hom(i)terā *hom(i)terom
vocative *hom(i)tere *hom(i)tera *hom(i)terom
accusative *hom(i)terom *hom(i)teram *hom(i)terom
genitive *hom(i)terosjo, hom(i)terī *hom(i)terās *hom(i)terosjo, hom(i)terī
dative *hom(i)terōi *hom(i)terāi *hom(i)terōi
ablative *hom(i)terōd *hom(i)terād *hom(i)terōd
locative *hom(i)terei *hom(i)terāi *hom(i)terei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hom(i)terōs, hom(i)teroi *hom(i)terās *hom(i)terā
vocative *hom(i)terōs, hom(i)teroi *hom(i)terās *hom(i)terā
accusative *hom(i)terons *hom(i)terans *hom(i)terā
genitive *hom(i)terom *hom(i)terāzōm *hom(i)terom
dative *hom(i)terois *hom(i)terais *hom(i)terois
ablative *hom(i)terois *hom(i)terais *hom(i)terois
locative *hom(i)terois *hom(i)terais *hom(i)terois

Descendants

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “humus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 292
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