Reconstruction:Latin/flotum

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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Possible merger of Frankish borrowings *flōd (river, flood) and *flota (flux, streaming flow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*flotum (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

  1. river, flood
  2. current, stream

Reconstruction notes

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As also with *orgollium, Germanic /ō/ had an open quality and was borrowed into Romance as /ɔ/.

Attested in French from ca. 1140 (Estoire des Engleis).[1]

Declension

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singular plural
nominative */ˈflɔt͡s/ */ˈflɔt/
oblique */ˈflɔt/ */ˈflɔt͡s/

Descendants

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  • Catalan: flot
  • Old French: flot
  • Old Occitan: flot

References

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  1. ^ flot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.