Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/hemō

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

From earlier *xemō (to differentiate it from a later form *hemō if the shift */x/ > */h/ in the Italic languages already happened during late Proto-Italic), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰm̥mṓ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ.

Noun

*hemō m

1. man

Declension

consonant stemDeclension of *hemō (consonant stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*hemō	*hemones
vocative	*hemō	*hemones
accusative	*hemonem	*hemonens
genitive	*hemones, hemonos	*hemonom
dative	*hemonei	*hemonβos
ablative	*hemoni? hemone?	*hemonβos
locative	*hemoni? hemone?	*hemonβos

Derived terms

• *ne hemō (“nobody”)
  • Latin: nēmō
  • >? South Picene: 𐌍𐌄𐌌𐌞𐌍𐌄𐌝 (nemúneí, dat. sg.)

Descendants

• Latin: homō (see there for further descendants)
• Osco-Umbrian:
  • Oscan: 𐌇𐌖𐌌𐌖𐌍𐌔 (humuns)
  • Umbrian: homonus