Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kaudā

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 *keh₂u-d-eh₂ (cleaved, separate), from *keh₂w-.

Noun

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*kaudā f[1]

  1. tail

Declension

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ā-stemDeclension of *kaudā (ā-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *kaudā *kaudās
vocative *kauda *kaudās
accusative *kaudam *kaudans
genitive *kaudās *kaudāzom
dative *kaudāi *kaudais
ablative *kaudād *kaudais
locative *kaudāi *kaudais

Descendants

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  • Latin: cauda (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “cauda”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 99