Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/dekēō

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 *dekējō, from Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh₁yéti, from *deḱ- (take, perceive).

Verb edit

*dekēō first-singular present indicative[1]

  1. to fit, to be right

Inflection edit

Inflection of *dekēō (second conjugation stative)
Present *dekēō
Perfect *dekēwai
Past participle
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *dekēō
2nd sing. *dekēs
3rd sing. *dekēt
1st plur. *dekēmos
2nd plur. *dekētes
3rd plur. *dekēnt
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *dekēām
2nd sing. *dekēās
3rd sing. *dekēād
1st plur. *dekēāmos
2nd plur. *dekēātes
3rd plur. *dekēānd
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing. *dekēwai
2nd sing. *dekēwistai
3rd sing. *dekēwe(d)
1st plur. *dekēwomos
2nd plur. *dekēwistes
3rd plur. *dekēwēri
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing. *dekē
2nd plur.
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing.
Participles Present Past
*dekēnts
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*dekēzi

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Latin: decet (see there for further descendants)
  • Umbrian: 𐌕𐌉𐌜𐌉𐌕 (tiçit, 3rd singular present indicative)

References edit

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “decet”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 164