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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/potis

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 *pótis.

Adjective

*potis (comparative *potjōs, superlative *potisemos)

  1. master, in control of
  2. master, to able

Declension
Declension of *potis (i-stem)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *potis *potis *pote
Vocative *potis *potis *pote
Accusative *potim *potim *pote
Genitive *poteis *poteis *potjes
Dative *potei *potei *potei
Ablative *potīd *potīd *potīd
Locative *potei *potei *potei
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *potēs *potēs *potjā
Vocative *potēs *potēs *potjā
Accusative *potins *potins *potjā
Genitive *potjom *potjom *potjom
Dative *potiβos *potiβos *potiβos
Ablative *potiβos *potiβos *potiβos
Locative *potiβos *potiβos *potiβos

Derived terms
  • *possom
    • Latin: possum
      • Vulgar Latin: possō (see there for further descendants)
    • Oscan: púttiad (3nd.present subjunctive)
    • South Picene: puti (1nd.perfect indicative)

Descendants

References
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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