Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/sei

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 *sei, an innovated thematic locative singular of Proto-Indo-European *só.

Conjunction

*sei

1. thus, so
2. if

   Synonym: *swai

Derived terms

• *sei-ke
  • Latin: sīc
• *sei-ne
  • Latin: sīn
• *sei-we
  • Latin: sīve, seu
• *sei kʷis
  • Volscian: sepis (“if someone”)

Descendants

• Latin: sī