Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/jowezāō

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 *jowos (oath) +‎ *-āō, from *h₂yew- (straight; justice), an extended form of the root *h₂ey- (vital force; life).

    Verb

    *jowezāō first-singular present indicative[1]

    1. to utter and commit to formally, to swear

    Conjugation

    Inflection of *jowezāō (first conjugation)
    Present *jowezāō
    Perfect
    Aorist
    Past participle *jowezātos
    Present indicative Active Passive
    1st sing. *jowezāō *jowezāōr
    2nd sing. *jowezās *jowezāzo
    3rd sing. *jowezāt *jowezātor
    1st plur. *jowezāmos *jowezāmor
    2nd plur. *jowezātes *jowezām(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *jowezānt *jowezāntor
    Present subjunctive Active Passive
    1st sing. *jowezāēm? *jowezāēr?
    2nd sing. *jowezāēs? *jowezāēzo?
    3rd sing. *jowezāēd? *jowezāētor?
    1st plur. *jowezāēmos? *jowezāēmor?
    2nd plur. *jowezāētes? *jowezāēm(e?)n(ai?)?
    3rd plur. *jowezāēnd? *jowezāēntor?
    Perfect indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Aorist indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Present imperative Active Passive
    2nd sing. *jowezā *jowezāzo
    2nd plur. *jowezāte
    Future imperative Active
    2nd + 3rd sing. *jowezātōd
    Participles Present Past
    *jowezānts *jowezātos
    Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
    *jowezātum *jowezāzi

    Descendants

    • Old Latin: iovesat (/⁠jowezāt⁠/) (3rd person singular present, Duenos inscription)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 316-7