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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/louðeros

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 *h₁lewdʰ-er-os, from *h₁lewdʰ- (people).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlou̯.ðe.ros/

Adjective

*louðeros [1]

  1. free
  2. (substantivised) child

Inflection

Descendants

Latin and Faliscan show a change ou > oi in this word. This may be a dissimilation from the following b.

  • Old Latin: loeber
    • Latin: līber (see there for further descendants)
  • Oscan: 𐌋𐌞𐌅𐌚𐌓𐌄𐌝𐌔 (lúvfreís, genitive singular)
  • Venetic: [script needed] (louderobos, dative plural masculine), [script needed] (louderai, dative singular feminine)

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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