Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/katos

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 1

Unknown.

Noun

*katos n

1. link
2. joint

Declension

consonant stemDeclension of *katos (consonant stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*katos	*katesā
vocative	*katos	*katesā
accusative	*katos	*katesā
genitive	*kateses, katesos	*katesom
dative	*katesei	*katesβos
ablative	*katesi? katese?	*katesβos
locative	*katesi? katese?	*katesβos

Derived terms

• *kates-jom
  • Umbrian: 𐌊𐌀𐌆𐌉 (kazi, acc. sg.)
• *kates-nā
  • Latin: catēna (“chain”) (see there for further descendants)
• *katezwā
• *kats-is
  • Latin: cassis (“net”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₃tós (“sharpened”), from *ḱeh₃- (“to sharpen”).

Adjective

*katos

1. clever, shrewd

Declension

Declension of *katos (o/ā-stem)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*katos	*katā	*katom
Vocative	*kate	*kata	*katom
Accusative	*katom	*katam	*katom
Genitive	*katosjo, katī	*katās	*katosjo, katī
Dative	*katōi	*katāi	*katōi
Ablative	*katōd	*katād	*katōd
Locative	*katei	*katāi	*katei
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*katōs, katoi	*katās	*katā
Vocative	*katōs, katoi	*katās	*katā
Accusative	*katons	*katans	*katā
Genitive	*katom	*katāzōm	*katom
Dative	*katois	*katais	*katois
Ablative	*katois	*katais	*katois
Locative	*katois	*katais	*katois

Descendants

• Latin: catus, Catō