Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/nē

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 *ne.

Adverb

*nē

1. not

Derived terms

• *nē-kʷe
  • Oscan: neip, nip, nep
  • Umbrian: neip
• *nē-kʷis (“nobody”)
  • Oscan: nephim (acc.sg.)
  • Marrucinian: ni, nipis (nom.sg.)

Descendants

• Latin: nē (see there for further descendants)
• Oscan: ni
• Umbrian: ne