Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gʷītā

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

Possibly corresponds to a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), Old Irish bethu, bethad, Irish beatha, Welsh bywyd, Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 (gaiio, “life”) [accusative 𐬘𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨 (jiiātum)]), ultimately from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).

Noun

*gʷītā f

1. life

   Antonym: *mortis

Declension

ā-stemDeclension of *gʷītā (ā-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*gʷītā	*gʷītās
vocative	*gʷīta	*gʷītās
accusative	*gʷītam	*gʷītans
genitive	*gʷītās	*gʷītāzom
dative	*gʷītāi	*gʷītais
ablative	*gʷītād	*gʷītais
locative	*gʷītāi	*gʷītais

Related terms

• *gʷīwō
• *gʷīwos

Descendants

• Latin: vīta (see there for further descendants)
• Oscan: 𐌁𐌉𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌌 (biitam, accusative singular)