Reconstruction:Latin/coleum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cōleus m, made into a neuter noun with a collective plural on account of the fact that testicles generally come in pairs.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*cōleum n (plural *cōlea) (Proto-Romance)
Descendants
[edit]- Balkan Romance: n
- Italo-Romance: f
- Insular Romance: f
- Sardinian: coza, colla (Campidanese)
- Gallo-Romance:
- Borrowings:
References
[edit]- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cōleus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 890