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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wenostos

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 *wenh₁ostos, from the root *wenh₁- (to love).

Adjective

*wenostos (comparative *wenostiōs, superlative *wenostisemos)

  1. beautiful
    Synonyms: *dwenelos, *porkros

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: venustus (see there for further descendants)
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