Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kʷāntos

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 either:[1]

    • A thematization of Proto-Indo-European *kʷéh₂onts (how much, how many), from *kʷéh₂ (neuter plural of *kʷos) + *-onts (Caland adjectival suffix).
    • A -tos derivative of *kʷām (whence Latin quam), accusative of *kʷoi.

    Adjective

    *kʷāntos[2]

    1. how much, many
    2. how big, great

    Declension

    Declension of *kʷāntos (o/ā-stem)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *kʷāntos *kʷāntā *kʷāntom
    vocative *kʷānte *kʷānta *kʷāntom
    accusative *kʷāntom *kʷāntam *kʷāntom
    genitive *kʷāntosjo, kʷāntī *kʷāntās *kʷāntosjo, kʷāntī
    dative *kʷāntōi *kʷāntāi *kʷāntōi
    ablative *kʷāntōd *kʷāntād *kʷāntōd
    locative *kʷāntei *kʷāntāi *kʷāntei
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *kʷāntōs, kʷāntoi *kʷāntās *kʷāntā
    vocative *kʷāntōs, kʷāntoi *kʷāntās *kʷāntā
    accusative *kʷāntons *kʷāntans *kʷāntā
    genitive *kʷāntom *kʷāntāzōm *kʷāntom
    dative *kʷāntois *kʷāntais *kʷāntois
    ablative *kʷāntois *kʷāntais *kʷāntois
    locative *kʷāntois *kʷāntais *kʷāntois

    Descendants

    • Latin: quantus (see there for further descendants)
    • Oscan: pantes (gen. sg. n.)
    • Umbrian: 𐌐𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌀 (panta, nom. sg. f.)

    References

    1. ^ Lowe, John (2014), “Indo-European Caland Adjectives in *-nt- and Participles in Sanskrit”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics[1], volume 127, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 166–195
    2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “quī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 508