Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/diskō

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 *dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European *di-dḱ-ské-ti, a reduplicated durative, inchoative and suffixed verb from the root *deḱ- (to take). From the same root as doceō; unrelated to discipulus.

Cognates include Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dékhomai), whereas δαῆναι (daênai) is attributed to another root, *dens-, together with δεδαώς (dedaṓs), δήνεα (dḗnea) and διδάσκω (didáskō).

Verb edit

*diskō first-singular present indicative[1]

  1. to learn

Inflection edit

Inflection of *diskō (third conjugation)
Present *diskō
Perfect *dedokai
Past participle *diskatos
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *diskō *diskōr
2nd sing. *diskes *diskezo
3rd sing. *disket *disketor
1st plur. *diskomos *diskomor
2nd plur. *disketes *diskem(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *diskont *diskontor
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *diskām *diskār
2nd sing. *diskās *diskāzo
3rd sing. *diskād *diskātor
1st plur. *diskāmos *diskāmor
2nd plur. *diskātes *diskām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *diskānd *diskāntor
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing. *dedokai
2nd sing. *dedokistai
3rd sing. *dedoke(d)
1st plur. *dedokomos
2nd plur. *dedokistes
3rd plur. *dedokēri
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing. *diske *diskezo
2nd plur. *diskete
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing. *disketōd
Participles Present Past
*diskents *diskatos
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*diskatum *diskezi

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Latin: discō (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  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