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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/wīs
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s (“force, vehemence”), from *weyh₁- (“to rush”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiːs/
Noun
*wīs f[1]
- strength, force, power
- *Siēd wīs tēkom.
- May the force be with you.
Declension
| consonant stem, irregularDeclension of *wīs (consonant stem, irregular) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *wīs | — |
| vocative | *wīs | — |
| accusative | *wīm | — |
| genitive | *wīes | — |
| dative | *wīei | — |
| ablative | *wīe | — |
| locative | *wīe | — |
Descendants
- Latin: vīs (with plural forms from an extended form of the root, possibly the same root as vir)
- → English: vis, vim
- Faliscan: ves
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN