Reconstruction:Latin/sicilare

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

Alternative forms

• *siculāre (Gallo-Roman)

Etymology

From sicilis/*sicila (“sickle”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪkɪˈlare/

Verb

*sicilare (Proto-Romance)

1. reap

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: sitsirari
  • Romanian: secera
• Dalmatian:
  • seclur
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: seselâ
• Gallo-Romance: (via the variant *siculare)
  • Old French: cillier
    • Champenois: cîler
    • Lorrain: sceillî, sèïer
    • Picard: sêilli
    • Walloon: ciler

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭcĭlis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 591