Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mn̥tós
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology 1
From *men- (“to think”) + *-tós (verbal adjective suffix).
Adjective
*mn̥tós[1]
Inflection
| Thematic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | *mn̥tós | *mn̥téh₂ | |
| genitive | *mn̥tósyo | *mn̥téh₂s | |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mn̥tós | *mn̥tóh₁ | *mn̥tóes |
| vocative | *mn̥té | *mn̥tóh₁ | *mn̥tóes |
| accusative | *mn̥tóm | *mn̥tóh₁ | *mn̥tóms |
| genitive | *mn̥tósyo | *? | *mn̥tóHom |
| ablative | *mn̥téad | *? | *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos |
| dative | *mn̥tóey | *? | *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos |
| locative | *mn̥téy, *mn̥tóy | *? | *mn̥tóysu |
| instrumental | *mn̥tóh₁ | *? | *mn̥tṓys |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mn̥téh₂ | *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) | *mn̥téh₂es |
| vocative | *mn̥téh₂ | *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) | *mn̥téh₂es |
| accusative | *mn̥tā́m | *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) | *mn̥téh₂m̥s |
| genitive | *mn̥téh₂s | *? | *mn̥téh₂oHom |
| ablative | *mn̥téh₂s | *? | *mn̥téh₂mos, *mn̥téh₂bʰos |
| dative | *mn̥téh₂ey | *? | *mn̥téh₂mos, *mn̥téh₂bʰos |
| locative | *mn̥téh₂, *mn̥téh₂i | *? | *mn̥téh₂su |
| instrumental | *mn̥téh₂h₁ | *? | *mn̥téh₂mis, *mn̥téh₂bʰis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mn̥tóm | *mn̥tóy(h₁) | *mn̥téh₂ |
| vocative | *mn̥tóm | *mn̥tóy(h₁) | *mn̥téh₂ |
| accusative | *mn̥tóm | *mn̥tóy(h₁) | *mn̥téh₂ |
| genitive | *mn̥tósyo | *? | *mn̥tóHom |
| ablative | *mn̥téad | *? | *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos |
| dative | *mn̥tóey | *? | *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos |
| locative | *mn̥téy, *mn̥tóy | *? | *mn̥tóysu |
| instrumental | *mn̥tóh₁ | *? | *mn̥tṓys |
Descendants
- Proto-Hellenic: *mətós
- Ancient Greek: (αὐτό)ματος ((autó)matos)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *matás
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *matás
- Sanskrit: मत (matá)
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *matás
- Proto-Italic: *məntos
- Latin: (com)mentus
Etymology 2
From *men- (“to protrude”) + *-tós (verbal adjective suffix).
Adjective
*mn̥tós[2]
Inflection
| Thematic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | *mn̥tós | *mn̥téh₂ | |
| genitive | *mn̥tósyo | *mn̥téh₂s | |
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mn̥tós | *mn̥tóh₁ | *mn̥tóes |
| vocative | *mn̥té | *mn̥tóh₁ | *mn̥tóes |
| accusative | *mn̥tóm | *mn̥tóh₁ | *mn̥tóms |
| genitive | *mn̥tósyo | *? | *mn̥tóHom |
| ablative | *mn̥téad | *? | *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos |
| dative | *mn̥tóey | *? | *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos |
| locative | *mn̥téy, *mn̥tóy | *? | *mn̥tóysu |
| instrumental | *mn̥tóh₁ | *? | *mn̥tṓys |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mn̥téh₂ | *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) | *mn̥téh₂es |
| vocative | *mn̥téh₂ | *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) | *mn̥téh₂es |
| accusative | *mn̥tā́m | *mn̥téh₂h₁(e) | *mn̥téh₂m̥s |
| genitive | *mn̥téh₂s | *? | *mn̥téh₂oHom |
| ablative | *mn̥téh₂s | *? | *mn̥téh₂mos, *mn̥téh₂bʰos |
| dative | *mn̥téh₂ey | *? | *mn̥téh₂mos, *mn̥téh₂bʰos |
| locative | *mn̥téh₂, *mn̥téh₂i | *? | *mn̥téh₂su |
| instrumental | *mn̥téh₂h₁ | *? | *mn̥téh₂mis, *mn̥téh₂bʰis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *mn̥tóm | *mn̥tóy(h₁) | *mn̥téh₂ |
| vocative | *mn̥tóm | *mn̥tóy(h₁) | *mn̥téh₂ |
| accusative | *mn̥tóm | *mn̥tóy(h₁) | *mn̥téh₂ |
| genitive | *mn̥tósyo | *? | *mn̥tóHom |
| ablative | *mn̥téad | *? | *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos |
| dative | *mn̥tóey | *? | *mn̥tómos, *mn̥tóbʰos |
| locative | *mn̥téy, *mn̥tóy | *? | *mn̥tóysu |
| instrumental | *mn̥tóh₁ | *? | *mn̥tṓys |
Descendants
- Proto-Celtic: *manto- (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *məntom
- Proto-Germanic: *munþaz (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “αὐτόματος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 173
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “mentum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373