Reconstruction:Latin/coleum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cōleus m, made into a neuter noun with a collective plural on account of the fact that testicles generally come in pairs.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*cōleum n (plural *cōlea) (Proto-Romance)
Descendants[edit]
- Balkan Romance: n
- Italo-Romance: f
- Insular Romance: f
- Gallo-Romance:
- Borrowings:
References[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cōleus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 890