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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | i- |
| DEFINITION: | Pronominal stem.
Derivatives include yonder, identity, and item.
1. ilk1, from Old English ilca, same, from Germanic *is-l k- (*lk-, like; see lk-). 2. yon, from Old English geon, that, from Germanic *jaino-, *jeno-. 3a. yond, yonder, from Old English geond, as far as, yonder, from Germanic *jend-; b. beyond, from Old English geondan, beyond, from Germanic *jendana-. 4. Extended forms *y m, *yi. yea, yes, from Old English g a, affirmative particle, and gse, yes (see es-), from Germanic *j, *jai. 5. yet, from Old English get, geta still (preform uncertain). 6. Relative stem *yo- plus particle. if, from Old English gif, if, from Germanic *ja-ba. 7. Basic form *i-, with neuter *id-em. id, idem, identical, identity; identify, from Latin is, he (neuter id, it), and dem, same. 8. Suffixed form *i-tero-. iterate; reiterate, from Latin iterum, again. 9. Suffixed and extended form *it( )-em. item, from Latin item, thus, also. 10. Stem *i- plus locatival particle *-dha-i. ibidem, from Latin ibdem, in the same place. 11. Suffixed variant form *e-tero- in compound *ke-e-tero- (see ko-). (Pokorny 3. e- 281.) |
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