Reconstruction:Latin/futo

This Latin 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.

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Italic *fūt- (to strike), from a substrate root *būt/bŭt shared with Proto-Germanic *bautaną (to beat).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

*fūtō (present infinitive *fūtāre, perfect active *fūtāvī, supine *fūtātum); first conjugation

  1. to strike

Derived terms

  • >? Latin: effūtiō
  • >? Latin: fūtilis
  • cōnfūtō
  • fūtō
  • refūtō

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “-fūtō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 253