Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/portāō

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 *portā (crossing) +‎ *-āō (denominal verb suffix).[1]

    Verb

    *portāō first-singular present indicative[1][2]

    1. to carry

    Conjugation

    Inflection of *portāō (first conjugation)
    Present *portāō
    Perfect
    Aorist
    Past participle *portātos
    Present indicative Active Passive
    1st sing. *portāō *portāōr
    2nd sing. *portās *portāzo
    3rd sing. *portāt *portātor
    1st plur. *portāmos *portāmor
    2nd plur. *portātes *portām(e?)n(ai?)
    3rd plur. *portānt *portāntor
    Present subjunctive Active Passive
    1st sing. *portāēm? *portāēr?
    2nd sing. *portāēs? *portāēzo?
    3rd sing. *portāēd? *portāētor?
    1st plur. *portāēmos? *portāēmor?
    2nd plur. *portāētes? *portāēm(e?)n(ai?)?
    3rd plur. *portāēnd? *portāēntor?
    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. *portā *portāzo
    2nd plur. *portāte
    Future imperative Active
    2nd + 3rd sing. *portātōd
    Participles Present Past
    *portānts *portātos
    Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
    *portātum *portāzi

    Descendants

    • Latin: portō (see there for further descendants)
    • Umbrian: 𐌐𐌖𐌓𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌖 (purtatu), portatu, portaia, portust

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “portō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 482-3
    2. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995), New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN