Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/komsmis

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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 Proto-Indo-European *smey-.

Adjective

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*komsmis (comparative *komsmjōs, superlative *komsmisemos)[1]

  1. courteous, kind, obliging, affable, gracious
  2. elegant, cultured

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Old Latin: cosmis (/⁠kosmis⁠/)

References

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