Reconstruction:Latin/daca
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Thought to be from the feminine of Dacus (“Dacian”), referring to the origin of the weapon, but the historical evidence is tenuous.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*daca f (plural *dacās) (Proto-Italo-Romance)?
- a type of knife, dagger
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “daga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*daca”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 196
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*daca”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 1