Reconstruction:Latin/abbiberare
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ad- (“at, to”) + biber (“beverage, drink”, noun) + -āre (verb-forming suffix). The second element derives from Classical bibere (“to drink”, verb).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
*abbiberāre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
- water (cattle, fields, etc.)
Reconstruction notes[edit]
Some descendants reflect a metathesis of original /β/ and the following /r/.
Descendants[edit]
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: abbeverare
- Sicilian: abbivirari
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*abbĭbĕrare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 25