Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/speinā

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 *spey-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *spey-.

    Noun

    *speinā f

    1. thorn

    Declension

    Declension of *speinā (ā-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *speinā *speinās
    vocative *speina *speinās
    accusative *speinam *speinans
    genitive *speinās *speināzom
    dative *speināi *speinais
    ablative *speinād *speinais
    locative *speināi *speinais

    Alternative reconstructions

    • *spīna
    • *speikā
      • Latin: spīca

    Descendants

    • Latin: spīna
    • Umbrian: 𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌍𐌉𐌀 (spinia), 𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌍𐌀 (spina), 𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌍𐌉𐌀𐌌𐌀 (spiniama), 𐌔𐌐𐌉𐌍𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌛 (spinamař)

    References

    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 580