Cognate Set 5118 – Meaning: kill

IE-CoR reference form:
*dʰeh₁-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Italic lexemes continuing a derivative of PIE *dʰeh₁-k- 'to make, produce' (LIV² 139-140), widely considered to be connected to PIE *dʰeh₁- 'to put, place, to set up; to do' (LIV² 136-138), but the origins of the k-element on the root remain obscure (cf. de Vaan 2008:198-199).
Found in clades:
Italic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
124   Latin interficere interˈfikere interˈfikere interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectum
References
  • Rix, Helmut: 139-140
    S.v. ?*dʰeh₁k- 'machen, herstellen'. Extension of *dʰeh₁- 'to put, to place, to make, to produce', mainly attested in Italic. The origin of the k-element is unknown.
  • de Vaan, Michiel: 198-199
    S.v. faciō, -ere 'to make'. Interficere is a compound of faciō, -ere 'to make, to do', from PIE *dʰh₁-k-.