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I was trying to construct an alternative to Latin mil-es, -itis based on PIE *ghengh- (also the root of Gaulish *cing-es, -etos ("marcher, warrior", as in the name Ver-cingeto-rix). I'm not quite sure how the phonology works out, but I thought I would post my initial effort here so that wiser heads can point out my errors :)
Basically, I thought the primary different between the Latin and Celtic versions of this morpheme might be that PIE gh- > Latin h-. Otherwise, I thought it made sense to cast it as a third declension consonant stem: hinges, -itis.
Nom. Sing. hinges Gen. Sing. hingitis Dat. Sing. hingiti Acc. Sing. hingitem Abl. Sing. hingite Nom. Pl. hingites Gen. Pl. hingitum Dat. Pl. hingitibus Acc. Pl. hingites Abl. Pl. hingitibusI have to admit, that word doesn't *seem* very "Latin" to me, but perhaps there's something cunning I've missed!
Cheers, Carl -- Carl Edlund Anderson mailto:cea@hidden.emailhttp://www.carlaz.com/