Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/flūō

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *flūjō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-.[1]

Alternatively reconstructed as *fluwō, from earlier *flowō, from *bʰléwH-ti ~ *bʰluH-énti, from the same root.[2] Not related to English flow, which is inherited from *plew-.

Verb[edit]

*flūō first-singular present indicative[2]

  1. to flow

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of *flūō (third conjugation)
Present *flūō
Perfect *flūzai
Past participle *flūssos
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *flūō *flūōr
2nd sing. *flūes *flūezo
3rd sing. *flūet *flūetor
1st plur. *flūomos *flūomor
2nd plur. *flūetes *flūem(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *flūont *flūontor
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *flūām *flūār
2nd sing. *flūās *flūāzo
3rd sing. *flūād *flūātor
1st plur. *flūāmos *flūāmor
2nd plur. *flūātes *flūām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *flūānd *flūāntor
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing. *flūzai
2nd sing. *flūzistai
3rd sing. *flūze(d)
1st plur. *flūzomos
2nd plur. *flūzistes
3rd plur. *flūzēri
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing. *flūe *flūezo
2nd plur. *flūete
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing. *flūetōd
Participles Present Past
*flūents *flūssos
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*flūssum *flūezi

Descendants[edit]

  • Latin: fluō (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 535
  2. 2.0 2.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “fluō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228