Ioannus de Verani

This is a procedure on reconstructing Latin words from Proto-Indo-European.

1. Find P.I.E. Root: *neighw- (athematic)
2. Nouns
   1. Apply sound change laws: *niw-
   2. Apply Latin Athematic Declension (consonantal stem): *nix (gen. *niwis)
   3. Voila!
3. Verbs
   1. Apply sound change laws: *niw-
   2. Apply Latin Athematic Conjugation: *niwum (1st prsn.)

1. Voila!

A sample text (I cannot use IPA in wordpress, so I will use a simple latin alphabet, with “:” as in IPA)

In prinkapio: diwos kreawit kailo:s et tera….

In traditional Latin, that would be:

In principio deus creavit caelos et terra…..

English:

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.

There you go.