Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kerp-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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Ultimately derived from *(s)ker- (to cut). A general word for “to harvest” that had a tendency in some branches to be specialized for the picking of fruit while in others for the reaping of grain.

Root

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*kerp-[1]

  1. to pluck, harvest

Derived terms

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  • *kerp- (root verb)
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *kerp-, *kirp-
    • Italic:
      • Latin: carpō (to pluck)
  • *kerp-os
  • *kerp-h₁-o-
  • Unsorted formations:

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kurp-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 196