Reconstruction:Latin/scoculum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Latin scopulus, of Ancient Greek origin.
Why the /p/ was replaced by /k/ is unclear. Perhaps it was assimilation to the preceding /k/ or analogy with the common ending -culus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*scoculum m (Proto-Western-Romance)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | */esˈkɔʎʎos/ | */esˈkɔʎʎi/ |
oblique | */esˈkɔʎʎu/ | */esˈkɔʎʎos/ |
Descendants[edit]
- Padanian:
- Gallo-Romance:
References[edit]
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “escollo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 701
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “scŏpŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 325