damâjo
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Franco-Provençal[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *damnāticum, from Latin damnum. The regular outcome should have been *danâjo; the actual /m/ may reflect influence from Latin[1] or one of the neighbouring languages with regular /mn/ > /m/ (cf. Old French damage).
Noun[edit]
damâjo m
References[edit]
- damâjo in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “damnum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 11