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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gʷīwos

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

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (alive), from *gʷeyh₃- (to live).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʷiː.wos/

Adjective

*gʷīwos [1]

  1. alive, living

Declension

Descendants

  • Latin: vīvus
  • Oscan: 𐌁𐌉𐌅𐌖𐌔 (bivus, masculine nominative plural)
  • (possibly) Venetic: [script needed] (vivoi, dative singular)

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
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