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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/seknom
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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 *sek- (“to cut”), with semantic shift "what is cut out" > "sign".
Inflection
| o-stemDeclension of *seknom (o-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *seknom | *seknā |
| vocative | *seknom | *seknā |
| accusative | *seknom | *seknā |
| genitive | *seknosjo, *seknī | *seknom |
| dative | *seknōi | *seknois |
| ablative | *seknōd | *seknois |
| locative | *seknei | *seknois |
Descendants
- Latin: signum
- Oscan: 𐌔𐌄𐌂𐌞𐌍𐌞𐌌 (segúnúm)
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “signum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 563
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