Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/klāwos

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 *kleh₂w- (“to close”).[1]

    Adjective

    *klāwos[1]

    1. capable of closing something

    Reconstruction notes

    This adjective is reconstructed by De Vaan to serve as a unified derivational base for the entire word family of Latin clāvus, clāva, clāvulus, clāvula etc., and Umbrian 𐌊𐌋𐌀𐌅𐌋𐌀𐌚 (klavlaf).

    Inflection

    Declension of *klāwos (o/ā-stem)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *klāwos *klāwā *klāwom
    vocative *klāwe *klāwa *klāwom
    accusative *klāwom *klāwam *klāwom
    genitive *klāwosjo, klāwī *klāwās *klāwosjo, klāwī
    dative *klāwōi *klāwāi *klāwōi
    ablative *klāwōd *klāwād *klāwōd
    locative *klāwei *klāwāi *klāwei
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *klāwōs, klāwoi *klāwās *klāwā
    vocative *klāwōs, klāwoi *klāwās *klāwā
    accusative *klāwons *klāwans *klāwā
    genitive *klāwom *klāwāzōm *klāwom
    dative *klāwois *klāwais *klāwois
    ablative *klāwois *klāwais *klāwois
    locative *klāwois *klāwais *klāwois

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Latin: clāvus, clāva (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “clāvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 119
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