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 *h₁ém-e-ti, thematic present of *h₁em- (to take, distribute).[1][2]

    Verb

    *emō first-singular present indicative[1]

    1. to take

    Inflection

    Inflection of *emō (third conjugation)
    Present *emō
    Perfect *ēmai
    Aorist
    Past participle *emtos
    Present indicative Active Passive
    1st sing. *emō *emōr
    2nd sing. *emes *emezo
    3rd sing. *emet *emetor
    1st plur. *emomos *emomor
    2nd plur. *emetes *ememanoi?
    3rd plur. *emont *emontor
    Present subjunctive Active Passive
    1st sing.
    2nd sing. *emēs *emēzo?
    3rd sing. *emēd *emētor
    1st plur. *emēmos? *emēmor
    2nd plur. *emētes *emēmanoi?
    3rd plur. *emēnt? *emēntor
    Present optative Active Passive
    1st sing. *emām *emār
    2nd sing. *emās *emāzo
    3rd sing. *emād *emātor
    1st plur. *emāmos *emāmor
    2nd plur. *emātes *emāmanoi?
    3rd plur. *emānd *emāntor
    Perfect indicative Active
    1st sing. *ēmai
    2nd sing. *ēmistai?
    3rd sing. *ēmei
    1st plur. *ēmme?
    2nd plur. *ēme
    3rd plur. *ēmēri
    Aorist indicative Active
    1st sing.
    2nd sing.
    3rd sing.
    1st plur.
    2nd plur.
    3rd plur.
    Present imperative Active Passive
    2nd sing. *eme *emezo
    2nd plur. *emete
    Future imperative Active
    2nd + 3rd sing. *emetōd
    Participles Present Past
    *ements *emtos
    Verbal nouns tu-derivative s-derivative
    *emtum *emezi
    The optative is only classified as such because it might reflect the PIE optative. However, the etymology of these formations is disputed, and it would evolve into the subjunctive in both Latin and Sabellic. The regular PIE subjunctive is the source of the Latin future.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “emō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 188–189
    2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*h₁em-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 236