Reconstruction:Latin/abbellire

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ad +‎ bellus +‎ -īre.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*abbellīre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)?

  1. embellish, make beautiful

Descendants[edit]

  • Italian: abbellire
  • Occitan: abelir
  • Old French: abelir

References[edit]

  • Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 12
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