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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kankros
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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
Dissimilation from *karkros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-kr̥- (“circular”), reduplication of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”) in the sense of "enclosure".
Semantic etymology: because the pincers of a crab form a circle.[1]
Declension
| o-stemDeclension of *kankros (o-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *kankros | *kankrōs, kankroi |
| vocative | *kankre | *kankrōs, kankroi |
| accusative | *kankrom | *kankrons |
| genitive | *kankrosjo, kankrī | *kankrom |
| dative | *kankrōi | *kankrois |
| ablative | *kankrōd | *kankrois |
| locative | *kankrei | *kankrois |
Descendants
- Latin: cancer (see there for further descendants)
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, pages 86-7
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