Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/karkros

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-kr̥- (circular), reduplication of *(s)ker- (to turn, bend) in the sense of "enclosure".[1]

Noun

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*karkros m

  1. enclosure, barrier; fence, gate

Declension

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o-stemDeclension of *karkros (o-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *karkros *karkrōs, karkroi
vocative *karkre *karkrōs, karkroi
accusative *karkrom *karkrons
genitive *karkrosjo, karkrī *karkrom
dative *karkrōi *karkrois
ablative *karkrōd *karkrois
locative *karkrei *karkrois

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latin: carcer (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “carcer”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 92