Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/agʷnos

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 *h₂egʷnós (lamb).[1]

    Noun

    *agʷnos m

    1. lamb

    Declension

    Declension of *agʷnos (o-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *agʷnos *agʷnōs, agʷnoi
    vocative *agʷne *agʷnōs, agʷnoi
    accusative *agʷnom *agʷnons
    genitive *agʷnosjo, agʷnī *agʷnom
    dative *agʷnōi *agʷnois
    ablative *agʷnōd *agʷnois
    locative *agʷnei *agʷnois

    Derived terms

    • *agʷnīnos
    • *agʷnelos
      • *agʷṇlos
        • Latin: avillus

    Descendants

    • Latin: agnus (see there for further descendants)
    • Pre-Samnite: αυνοι (aunoi)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “agnus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30