Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/sapiō

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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 *sp-ye- (to notice), from *sep- (to try, to research).

    Verb

    *sapiō first-singular present indicative[1]

    1. to taste
    2. to discern, can tell apart, know (the difference?)

    Inflection

    Inflection of *sapiō (third conjugation)
    Present *sapjō
    Perfect
    Aorist *sēpom
    Past participle
    Present indicative Active Passive
    1st sing. *sapjō
    2nd sing. *sapjes
    3rd sing. *sapjet
    1st plur. *sapjomos
    2nd plur. *sapjetes
    3rd plur. *sapjont
    Present subjunctive Active Passive
    1st sing. *sapjām
    2nd sing. *sapjās
    3rd sing. *sapjād
    1st plur. *sapjāmos
    2nd plur. *sapjātes
    3rd plur. *sapjānd
    Perfect indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Aorist indicative Active
    1st sing. *sēpom
    2nd sing. *sēpes
    3rd sing. *sēped
    1st plur. *sapome
    2nd plur. *sapete
    3rd plur. *sapond
    Present imperative Active Passive
    2nd sing. *sapje
    2nd plur.
    Future imperative Active
    2nd + 3rd sing.
    Participles Present Past
    *sapjents
    Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
    *sapjezi

    Descendants

    • Latin: sapiō (see there for further descendants)

    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 538-9