Reconstruction:Latin/patta

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

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably of onomatopeic origin, due to the sound of paws hitting the ground. Alternatively borrowed from Frankish *patta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpatta/

Noun

*patta f (oblique *pattam); first declension (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. paw, foot

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈpatta/	*/ˈpattas/
oblique	*/ˈpatta/	*/ˈpattas/

Descendants

• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: pata
  • Old French: pate
    • French: patte
      • → English: patte
      • → Italian: patta
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Occitan: pata
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: pata
  • Galician: pata
  • Portuguese: pata
    • → Sranan Tongo: pata
      • Dutch: patta
  • Spanish: pata
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pauta (merger with plautus)
    • Gallo-Romance:
      • Old French: poe, poue
        • → Middle English: powe
    • Occitano-Romance:
      • Catalan: pota
      • Occitan: pauta
    • Ibero-Romance:
      • Galician: pouta