Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/neptis

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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 earlier *neptī, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.

Noun

*neptis f[1]

  1. granddaughter
  2. niece

Declension

Declension of *neptis (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *neptis *neptēs
vocative *neptis *neptēs
accusative *neptim *neptins
genitive *nepteis *neptjom
dative *neptei *neptiβos
ablative *neptīd *neptiβos
locative *neptei *neptiβos

Descendants

  • Latin: neptis

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 405-6