Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/e(s)peso

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

A compound pronoun from *h₁e +‎ *só. Joining the two pronominal elements is either a particle *-pe (according to De Vaan) or a secondary epenthetic -p- that originally arose when -m-final endings of the first element came into contact with the initial *s of the second element.

Pronoun

*e(s)peso m

1. himself, herself, itself

Alternative reconstructions

• *epso
• *isso

Declension

This compound pronoun had both the *e(s) element and the *-so element declining for case, gender, and number.

Derived terms

• *e(s)pesō (with individualizing suffix *-ō)
  • Oscan: 𐌄𐌔𐌔𐌖𐌚 (essuf)
  • Umbrian: 𐌄𐌔𐌖𐌚 (esuf)

Descendants

• Latin: ipse (see there for further descendants)