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lat-cl-monophtongization

From Proto-Indo-European to Latin

Source: Weiss 2020:112

ou > ū

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
PIE *bʰleuH-	fluō	flow	bʰleuH- > flouH > flūH	flūH

ei > e / _{V|u̯}

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps
PIE *deiu̯o-	deus	god	deiu̯o- > deu̯o > deus

ei > ī

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
PIE *bʰeidʰ-	fidō	trust	bʰeidʰ- > feid > fīd > fīdō	fīdō

Sequences

pie-to-lat: previous lat-ouvc-syncope, next lat-loss-of-u