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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gʷītā
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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Possibly corresponds to a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), Old Irish bethu, bethad, Irish beatha, Welsh bywyd, Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 (gaiio, “life”) [accusative 𐬘𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨 (jiiātum)]), ultimately from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).
Declension
| ā-stemDeclension of *gʷītā (ā-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | *gʷītā | *gʷītās |
| vocative | *gʷīta | *gʷītās |
| accusative | *gʷītām, -am | *gʷītans |
| genitive | *gʷītās | *gʷītāzom |
| dative | *gʷītāi | *gʷītais |
| ablative | *gʷītād | *gʷītais |
| locative | *gʷītāi | *gʷītais |
Descendants
- Latin: vīta
- Oscan: 𐌁𐌉𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌌 (biitam, accusative singular)
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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