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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/tristos
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *trito-sth₂-o-s (“third [person] standing”), from *tri- (“three”) + *steh₂- (“to stand”).[1]
Inflection
| o-stemDeclension of *tristos (o-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *tristos | *tristōs, tristoi |
| vocative | *triste | *tristōs, tristoi |
| accusative | *tristom | *tristons |
| genitive | *tristosjo, tristī | *tristom |
| dative | *tristōi | *tristois |
| ablative | *tristōd | *tristois |
| locative | *tristei | *tristois |
Descendants
- Latin: testis (with secondary shift to the i-stems)
- Oscan: 𐌕𐌓𐌔𐌕𐌖𐌔 (trstus, nom. pl)
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “testis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 618
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