Indo-European Lexicon
PIE Etymon and IE Reflexes
Below we display: a Proto-Indo-European (PIE) etymon adapted from Pokorny, with our own English gloss; our Semantic Field assignment(s) for the etymon, linked to information about the field(s); an optional Comment; and Reflexes (derived words) in various Indo-European languages, organized by family/group in west-to-east order where Germanic is split into West/North/East families and English, our language of primary emphasis, is artificially separated from West Germanic. IE Reflexes appear most often as single words with any optional letter(s) enclosed in parentheses; but alternative full spellings are separated by '/' and "principal parts" appear in a standard order (e.g. masculine, feminine, and neuter forms) separated by commas.
Reflexes are annotated with: Part-of-Speech and/or other Grammatical feature(s); a short Gloss which, especially for modern English reflexes, may be confined to the oldest sense; and some Source citation(s) with 'LRC' always understood as editor. Keys to PoS/Gram feature abbreviations and Source codes appear below the reflexes; at the end are links to the previous/next etyma [in Pokorny's alphabetic order] that have reflexes.
All reflex pages are currently under active construction; as time goes on, corrections may be made and/or more etyma & reflexes may be added.
Pokorny Etymon: kan-tho- 'curve, angle, corner'
Semantic Field(s): Angle, Corner
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| English: | canteen | n | post exchange | AHD/W7 |
| canton | n | section, division | AHD/W7 | |
| decant | vb.trans | to pour into another vessel | AHD/W7 | |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | canthus | n.masc | iron tire | W7 |
| Medieval Latin: | cantus | n.masc | side | W7 |
| New Latin: | decanto, decantare | vb | to decant | W7 |
| Middle French: | canton | n.masc | subdivision of land | W7 |
| French: | cantine | n.fem | bottle case, sutler's shop | W7 |
| Old Provençal: | cant | n.masc | edge, corner | W7 |
| canton | n.masc | section/division (of territory) | W7 | |
| Italian: | accanto | adv | besides | TLL |
| cantina | n.fem | cellar, canteen | W7 | |
| canto | n.masc | angle, corner | W7 | |
| cantone | n.masc | corner, canton | W7 | |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adv | = | adverb(ial) |
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| trans | = | transitive |
| vb | = | verb |
Key to information Source codes (always with 'LRC' as editor):
| Code | Citation | |
|---|---|---|
| AHD | = | Calvert Watkins: The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, 2nd ed. (2000) |
| TLL | = | Frederick Bodmer: The Loom of Language (1944) |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
