Reconstruction:Latin/corem
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical cor n, with a paragogic /-e/[1] and change in gender. Compare *felem (“bile”), *melem (“honey”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*corem m (Proto-Romance)
Reconstruction notes[edit]
Lost in Balkan Romance in favour of reflexes of anima (“soul”).
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: core
- Italian: cuore, core
- Neapolitan: core
- Sicilian: cori
- Insular Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References[edit]
- ^ Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §189.