Reconstruction:Latin/pittus

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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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Alternative forms

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  • *piccus

Etymology

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Uncertain; possibly from earlier *piccus, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *bikkos (small, little). Alteration of -tt-/-cc- also possibly due to the influence of paucus (few, little).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*pittus (feminine *pitta, neuter *pittum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Romance)

  1. small, little

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