Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/əgatʰós

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós (literally “great-doing”); compare Latin magnificus. However, Beekes is skeptical of the semantics; see ἀγαθός (agathós) for more.^[1]^[2]

Adjective

*əgatʰós

good

Inflection

Declension of *əgatʰós
singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*əgatʰós	*əgatʰā́	*əgatʰón
vocative	*əgatʰé	*əgatʰá	*əgatʰón
accusative	*əgatʰón	*əgatʰā́n	*əgatʰón
genitive	*əgatʰóyyo	*əgatʰā́s	*əgatʰóyyo
dative	*əgatʰṓi	*əgatʰā́i	*əgatʰṓi
locative	*əgatʰói, -éi	*əgatʰái	*əgatʰói, -éi
instrumental	*əgatʰṓ	*əgatʰā́	*əgatʰṓ

dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*əgatʰṓ	*əgatʰáe	*əgatʰṓ
vocative	*əgatʰṓ	*əgatʰáe	*əgatʰṓ
accusative	*əgatʰṓ	*əgatʰáe	*əgatʰṓ
genitive	?	?	?
dative	?	?	?
locative	?	?	?
instrumental	?	?	?

plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*əgatʰói	*əgatʰái	*əgatʰá
vocative	*əgatʰói	*əgatʰái	*əgatʰá
accusative	*əgatʰóns	*əgatʰáns	*əgatʰá
genitive	*əgatʰṓn	*əgatʰā́ōn	*əgatʰṓn
dative	*əgatʰóis	*əgatʰáis	*əgatʰóis
locative	*əgatʰóihi	*əgatʰā́hi	*əgatʰóihi
instrumental	*əgatʰóis	*əgatʰáis	*əgatʰóis

comparative	superlative	adverb
*əgatsṓs	*əgatʰótəmos	*əgatsṓs

Descendants

Ancient Greek: ἀγαθός (agathós), ἀγασός (agasós) — Laconian, ἀζαθός (azathós) — Arcadocypriot
- Greek: αγαθός (agathós)
- → Coptic: ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ (agathos)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (1996), “Ancient European Loanwords”, in Historische Sprachforschung, volume 109, § 6. Gr. ἀγαθός – Goth. gods, page 227-230 of 215–236
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀγαθός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 7

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (1996), “Ancient European Loanwords”, in Historische Sprachforschung, volume 109, § 6. Gr. ἀγαθός – Goth. gods, page 227-230 of 215–236

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀγαθός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 7

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