Reconstruction:Latin/brigna

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, but perhaps from a Gaulish *brignā, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreɲa/

Noun

*brigna f (plural *brignās) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

1. rocky terrain

Descendants

• Galician: breña
• Portuguese: brenha
• Spanish: breña

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “breña”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[1] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 660