proenzalesco

Lombard

Etymology

From the combination of Old Occitan proensal and Latin iscus.

Noun

proenzalesco

1. (Old Lombard) Provençal; Occitan (language spoken in southern France)
   • 13th century, Sirventés lombardesco:

     ben è rason q’eo faza un sirventés lonbardo, qé del proenzalesco

     There is a reason why I am composing a Lombard sirventese: it is because I do not pride myself on Provençal.