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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/fworom

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *θworom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwor-om (enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door, or the place outside, i.e. through the door), from *dʰwer- (door, gate).

Other Indo-European thematic derivatives of this root are Old Church Slavonic дворъ (dvorŭ, court, courtyard), Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra, door, gate, passage) and Lithuanian dvãras (estate).

Noun

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*fworom n[1]

  1. forum

Declension

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o-stemDeclension of *fworom (o-stem)
case singular plural
nominative *fworom *fworā
vocative *fworom *fworā
accusative *fworom *fworā
genitive *fworosjo, *fworī *fworom
dative *fworōi *fworois
ablative *fworōd *fworois
locative *fworei *fworois

Descendants

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  • Latin: forum (see there for further descendants)
  • Umbrian: 𐌚𐌖𐌓𐌖 (furu), furo (acc. sg.)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “forum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN