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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
wrote:
> How is
>
>
> volo:
> vi:s
> vult
>
> volumus
> vultis
> volunt
It's the root-aorist subjunctive to go with Skt.
vr.n.i:té 'chooses', aor.sbj. varas, varat. That is IE *wélH-e/o-
yielding, first, *welo:, *weles(s)i, *weleti, *welomos, *weletes,
*welonti, whence by elimination of thematic -e- and retention of -o-
, the pre-Lat. input
*welo:, *wels, *welt, *welomos, *weltes, *welont.
In the 2sg there was assimilaton ls > ll (cf. inf. velle). In the
other forms el > ol (works for single /l/ not followed by /i/). Then
ol > ul before consonant (as multus). That gives:
volo:, vel, vult, volumus, vultis, volunt
The 2sg vel is retained in the meaning 'or' ("if you will"). As part
of the verbal paradigm it was renewed by the addition of the ending -
s, and /vell-/ + /-s/ with a specifically front l apparently gave
*veis whence vi:s (thus Cowgill). Others combine vi:s with Skt.
vés.i, 2sg of véti 'go for, chase' positing IE *wei(H)-si.
Jens