Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/jowos

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 *h₂yew- (“straight, right”).[1]

    Noun

    *jowos n[1]

    1. court of law
    2. oath

    Declension

    Declension of *jowos (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *jowos *jowezā
    vocative *jowos *jowezā
    accusative *jowos *jowezā
    genitive *jowezes, jowezos *jowezom
    dative *jowezei *jowezβos
    ablative *jowezi? joweze? *jowezβos
    locative *jowezi? joweze? *jowezβos

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old Latin: ious
      • Latin: iūs (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “iūs, -ris 'law'”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 316-7
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