Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/meitō

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 Proto-Indo-European *meytH- (“to exchange”).

Verb

*meitō

1. to put forth, put out
2. to send

Conjugation

Inflection of *meitō (third conjugation)
Present	*meitō
Perfect	—
Aorist	—
Past participle	*missos
Present indicative	Active	Passive
1st sing.	*meitō	*meitōr
2nd sing.	*meites	*meitezo
3rd sing.	*meitet	*meitetor
1st plur.	*meitomos	*meitomor
2nd plur.	*meitetes	*meitem(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur.	*meitont	*meitontor
Present subjunctive	Active	Passive
1st sing.	*meitām	*meitār
2nd sing.	*meitās	*meitāzo
3rd sing.	*meitād	*meitātor
1st plur.	*meitāmos	*meitāmor
2nd plur.	*meitātes	*meitām(e?)n(ai?)
3rd plur.	*meitānd	*meitāntor
Perfect indicative	Active
1st sing.	—
2nd sing.	—
3rd sing.	—
1st plur.	—
2nd plur.	—
3rd plur.	—
Aorist indicative	Active
1st sing.	—
2nd sing.	—
3rd sing.	—
1st plur.	—
2nd plur.	—
3rd plur.	—
Present imperative	Active	Passive
2nd sing.	*meite	*meitezo
2nd plur.	*meitete	—
Future imperative	Active
2nd + 3rd sing.	*meitetōd
Participles	Present	Past
	*meitents	*missos
Verbal nouns	tu-derivative	s-derivative
	*missum	*meitezi

Derived terms

• *meitmos (+ *-mos)
  • South Picene: 𐌌𐌄𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌔 (meitims, “monument”, nom. sg.), 𐌌𐌄𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌞𐌌 (meitimúm, acc. sg.)

Descendants

• Latin: mittō (see there for further descendants)