Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-diks

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

Zero-grade compounding root noun formation from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”).

Suffix

*-diks m

1. Forms nouns indicating entities that dictate or point to things.

Declension

consonant stemDeclension of *-diks (consonant stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*-diks	*-dikes
vocative	*-diks	*-dikes
accusative	*-dikem	*-dikens
genitive	*-dikes, -dikos	*-dikom
dative	*-dikei	*-dikβos
ablative	*-diki? -dike?	*-dikβos
locative	*-diki? -dike?	*-dikβos

Derived terms

• *en-diks
  • Latin: index
• *jowos-diks
  • Latin: iūdex (see there for further descendants)
• *meddiks
  • Oscan: 𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌉𐌔𐌔 (mediss), 𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌃𐌝𐌔 (meddís, nom. sg.)
  • Paelignian: medix (nom. pl.)
  • Volscian: medix (nom. pl.)

Related terms

• *deikō