Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/leɣʷis

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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 *h₁léngʰus. Contamination from *breɣʷis may be to blame for the loss of the N and the change from a U-stem to an I-stem.

    Adjective

    *leɣʷis (comparative *leɣʷjōs, superlative *leɣʷisemos)

    1. light
      Antonym: *gʷrawos

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Latin: levis (see there for further descendants)