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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kankros
Proto-Italic
Etymology
Dissimilation from *karkros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (“circular”), reduplication of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”) in the sense of "enclosure".
Semantic etymology: because the pincers of a crab form a circle.
Declension
o-stemDeclension of *kankros (o-stem) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | *kankros | *kankrōs, -oi |
vocative | *kankre | *kankrōs, -oi |
accusative | *kankrom | *kankrons |
genitive | *kankrosjo, -ī | *kankrom |
dative | *kankrōi | *kankrois |
ablative | *kankrōd | *kankrois |
locative | *kankrei | *kankrois |
Descendants
- Latin: cancer (see there for further descendants)
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