Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/formokaps

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 *xʷormokaps. Equivalent to *formos (warm) +‎ *-kaps (catcher), because forceps are used to catch warm objects.

Noun edit

*formokaps m

  1. forceps

Declension edit

consonant stemDeclension of *formokaps (consonant stem)
case singular plural
nominative *formokaps *formokapes
vocative *formokaps *formokapes
accusative *formokapem *formokapens
genitive *formokapes, formokapos *formokapom
dative *formokapei *formokapəβos
ablative *formokapi? formokape? *formokapəβos
locative *formokapi? formokape? *formokapəβos

Descendants edit

  • Latin: forceps