astla

Latin

Alternative forms

• astula (with reinsertion of /ŭ/)

Etymology

From Classical assula, with syncope and epenthesis of /t/. Attested in an inscription (CIL 6, 4444).

Noun

astla f (genitive astlae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. alternative form of assula (“splinter”)

Derived terms

• astella

Descendants

• ⇒ Late Latin: ascla (see there for further descendants)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “assŭla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 571