Reconstruction:Latin/rasare

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

From rās- (“shaven”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈsare/

Verb

*rāsāre (Proto-Romance)

1. shave

   Synonym: *rāsicāre

Reconstruction notes

Von Wartburg notes the persistence of the Classical radere in Occitan and suggests that reflexes of *rāsāre penetrated there later from the north.

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: rasare
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: rasai, arrasai, rasare
  • Sicilian: rasari
• North Italian:
  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Ligurian: arazâ
    • Lombard: rasar
    • Piedmontese: rasé
  • Friulian: rasâ
  • Romansch: raser
  • Venetian: raxar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: rasar
  • French: raser
    • → English: raze
  • Gascon: arrasar
  • Occitan: rasar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Portuguese: rasar
  • Spanish: rasar

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*rasare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 78