cehefi

== Umbrian == === Etymology === Disputed. According to De Vaan, probably from com- +‎ a base derived from Proto-Italic *kaɣjō, itself perhaps from the root *kagʰ-, which is most likely of substrate origin. Within Italic, it is perhaps to be connected with Oscan kahad (“to take”) and perhaps Latin cohum, though De Vaan suggests that such a relationship between the Sabellic and Latin forms is only possible if a phonotactically impermissible Proto-Indo-European root *kh₂gʰ- is reconstructed. It may be explained from the same root as Oscan hafieist (“to hold, have”). Poultney, in contrast, prefers to interpret the form as the accusative singular of a noun meaning "flame, blaze." He derives this noun from earlier *kensiom, from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥d-tiyo-, itself from the root *(s)kend- (whence candeō. === Verb === cehefi The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: to take, get ==== Usage notes ==== Whereas De Vaan classifies the form as a passive infinitive, Buck suggests that it is actually a third-person singular perfect subjunctive passive form. ==== Conjugation ==== (third-person singular future) e.Ig. 𐌊𐌖𐌊𐌄𐌇𐌄𐌔 (kukehes) (or perhaps second-person singular) === References ===