Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gʷelāō

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₁éh₂yeti, *gʷelH- (throw). De Vaan explains the semantic shift by taking the original meaning of *gʷelH- as "to raise the arm", which then shifted to "to fly".[1]

Verb edit

*gʷelāō first-singular present indicative

  1. to fly

Conjugation edit

Inflection of *gʷelāō (first conjugation)
Present *gʷelāō
Perfect
Past participle *gʷelātos
Present indicative Active Passive
1st sing. *gʷelāō *gʷelāōr
2nd sing. *gʷelās *gʷelāzo
3rd sing. *gʷelāt *gʷelātor
1st plur. *gʷelāmos *gʷelāmor
2nd plur. *gʷelātes *gʷelām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur. *gʷelānt *gʷelāntor
Present subjunctive Active Passive
1st sing. *gʷelāēm? *gʷelāēr?
2nd sing. *gʷelāēs? *gʷelāēzo?
3rd sing. *gʷelāēd? *gʷelāētor?
1st plur. *gʷelāēmos? *gʷelāēmor?
2nd plur. *gʷelāētes? *gʷelāēm(e?)n(ai?)?
3rd plur. *gʷelāēnd? *gʷelāēntor?
Perfect indicative Active
1st sing.
2nd sing.
3rd sing.
1st plur.
2nd plur.
3rd plur.
Present imperative Active Passive
2nd sing. *gʷelā *gʷelāzo
2nd plur. *gʷelāte
Future imperative Active
2nd + 3rd sing. *gʷelātōd
Participles Present Past
*gʷelānts *gʷelātos
Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
*gʷelātum *gʷelāzi

Descendants edit

  • Latin: volō

References edit

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 687-8