Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/potis

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 *pótis.

Adjective

*potis (comparative *potjōs, superlative *potisemos)

1. master, in control of
2. master, to able

Declension

Declension of *potis (i-stem)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*potis	*potis	*pote
Vocative	*potis	*potis	*pote
Accusative	*potim	*potim	*pote
Genitive	*poteis	*poteis	*potjes
Dative	*potei	*potei	*potei
Ablative	*potīd	*potīd	*potīd
Locative	*potei	*potei	*potei
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*potēs	*potēs	*potjā
Vocative	*potēs	*potēs	*potjā
Accusative	*potins	*potins	*potjā
Genitive	*potjom	*potjom	*potjom
Dative	*potiβos	*potiβos	*potiβos
Ablative	*potiβos	*potiβos	*potiβos
Locative	*potiβos	*potiβos	*potiβos

Derived terms

• *possom
  • Latin: possum
    • Vulgar Latin: possō (see there for further descendants)
  • Oscan: púttiad (3nd.present subjunctive)
  • South Picene: puti (1nd.perfect indicative)

Descendants

• Latin: potis

References

• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN